1918 - Order of Battle - Western Front
British Area of Operation
Back to 1917 - Order of Battle
March 21st 1918 - German Spring Offensive (Kaiserschlacht) |
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Service |
Brigade |
Wing |
Squadron |
Location |
Aircraft Type |
Number |
RFC |
|
HQ |
6 |
Bertangles |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
42 |
Fienvillers |
RE8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
33 |
RFC |
|
54 Night |
58 |
Clairmarais |
FE2b |
|
RFC |
|
|
83 |
Lozinghem |
FE2b |
|
RFC |
|
|
Special Duty Flight |
Auchel |
BE12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
40 |
RFC |
|
9 Day |
25 |
Villers-Bretonneux |
DH4 |
|
RFC |
|
|
27 |
Villers-Bretonneux |
DH4 |
|
RFC |
|
|
62 |
Cachy |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RFC |
|
|
73 |
Champien |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RFC |
|
|
79 |
Champien |
Sopwith Dolphin |
|
RFC |
|
|
80 |
Champien |
Sopwith Camel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
114 |
RFC |
|
1 Corps |
2 |
Hesdigneul |
AW FK8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
4 |
Chocques |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
4A |
Chocques |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
5 |
Acq |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
16 |
Camblain-l'Abbe |
RE8 and 2 Bristol Fighters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
98 |
AFC |
|
10 Army |
2 AFC |
Savy |
SE5a |
|
RNAS |
|
|
3 Naval |
Mont St. Eloi |
Sopwith Camel |
|
AFC |
|
|
4 AFC |
Bruay |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RFC |
|
|
18 |
Treizennes |
DH4 |
|
RFC |
|
|
22 |
Serny |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RFC |
|
|
40 |
Bruay |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
43 |
La Gorgue |
Sopwith Camel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
141 |
AFC |
|
2 Corps |
3 AFC |
Bailleul |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
7 |
Proven |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
9 |
Proven |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
10 |
Abeele |
AW FK8 and 2 Bristol Fighters |
|
RFC |
|
|
21 |
La Lovie |
RE8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
98 |
RFC |
|
11 Army |
1 |
Bailleul |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
19 |
Bailleul |
Sopwith Dolphin |
|
RFC |
|
|
20 |
St. Marie-Cappel |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RFC |
|
|
29 |
La Lovie |
Nieuport 27 and 1 SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
32 |
Bailleul |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
57 |
St. Marie-Cappel |
DH4 |
|
RFC |
|
|
60 |
Bailleul |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
65 |
Droglandt |
Sopwith Camel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
153 |
RFC |
|
12 Corps |
12 |
Boiry St. Martin |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
13 |
Etrun |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
15 |
Lechelle |
RE8 and 1 Bristol Fighter |
|
RFC |
|
|
59 |
Coucelles-le-Comte |
RE8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
78 |
RFC |
|
13 Army |
3 |
Warloy |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RFC |
|
|
11 |
Bellevue |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RFC |
|
|
41 |
Lealvillers |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
46 |
Le Hameau |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RFC |
|
|
49 |
Bellevue |
DH4 |
|
RFC |
|
|
56 |
Baizieux |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
64 |
Le Hameau |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
70 |
Marieux |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RFC |
|
|
102 |
Le Hameau |
FE2b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
183 |
RFC |
|
15 Corps |
8 |
Templeux-la-Fosse |
AW FK8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
35 |
Estrees-en-Chaussee |
AW FK8 and 2 Bristol Fighters |
|
RFC |
|
|
52 |
Golancourt |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
53 |
Villesleve |
RE8 |
|
RFC |
|
|
82 |
Golancourt |
AW FK8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
102 |
RNAS |
|
22 Army |
5 Naval |
Mons-en-Chaussee |
DH4 |
|
RFC |
|
|
23 |
Matigny |
SPAD VII |
|
RFC |
|
|
24 |
Matigny |
SE5 |
|
RFC |
|
|
48 |
Flez |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RFC |
|
|
54 |
Flez |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RFC |
|
|
84 |
Flez |
SE5a |
|
RFC |
|
|
101 |
Catigny |
FE2b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
141 |
RFC |
Independent Force |
41 |
55 |
Tantonville |
DH4 |
|
RFC |
|
|
100 |
Ochey |
FE2b |
|
RNAS |
|
|
16 Naval |
Ochey |
Handley-Page 0/100 and FE2b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 9th 1918 - Battles of the Lys |
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Service |
Brigade |
Wing |
Squadron |
Location |
Aircraft Type |
Number |
RAF |
|
HQ |
6 |
Le Crotoy |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
41 |
Savy |
SE5a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
54 Night |
58 |
Auchel |
FE2b |
|
RAF |
|
|
83 |
Auchel |
FE2b |
|
RAF |
|
|
Special Duty Flight |
|
BE12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
9 Day |
25 |
Ruisseauville |
DH4 |
|
RAF |
|
|
27 |
Ruisseauville |
DH4 |
|
RAF |
|
|
62 |
Planques |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RAF |
|
|
73 |
Beauvois |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
79 |
Beauvois |
Sopwith Dolphin |
|
RAF |
|
|
80 |
La Bellevue |
Sopwith Camel |
|
AFC |
|
|
2 AFC |
|
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
32 |
Beauvois |
SE5a |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
1 Corps |
2 |
Hesdigneul |
AW FK8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
4 |
Treizennes |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
5 |
Acq |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
13 |
Le Hameau |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
16 |
Camblain-l'Abbe |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
18 |
Serny |
DH4 |
|
RAF |
|
|
42 |
|
RE8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFC |
|
10 Army |
4 AFC |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
40 |
Bruay |
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
19 |
Savy |
Sopwith Dolphin |
|
RAF |
|
|
203 |
Liettres |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
208 |
Serny |
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
210 |
Liettres |
Sopwith Camel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
2 Corps |
7 |
Proven |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
9 |
Proven |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
10 |
Abeele |
AW |
|
RAF |
|
|
21 |
La Lovie |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
53 |
Abeele |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
98 |
Clairmarais |
DH9 |
|
RAF |
|
|
206 |
Ste-Marie-Cappel |
DH9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
11 Army |
1 |
Ste-Marie-Cappel |
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
29 |
La Lovie |
Nieuport 27 |
|
RAF |
|
|
54 |
Caffiers |
Sopwith Camel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
12 Corps |
11 |
Fienvillers |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RAF |
|
|
12 |
Soncamp |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
15 |
Fienvillers |
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
22 |
Serny |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RAF |
|
|
53 |
Abeele |
RE8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
13 Army |
3 |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
46 |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
56 |
|
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
60 |
|
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
64 |
|
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
70 |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
201 |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
102 |
|
FE2b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFC |
|
15 Corps |
3 AFC |
|
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
8 |
|
AW FK8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
35 |
|
AW FK8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
52 |
|
RE8 |
|
RAF |
|
|
82 |
|
AW FK8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
22 Army |
23 |
|
Sopwith Dolphin |
|
RAF |
|
|
24 |
|
SE5 |
|
RAF |
|
|
48 |
Flez |
Bristol Fighter |
|
RAF |
|
|
65 |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
84 |
|
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
205 |
|
DH4 |
|
RAF |
|
|
209 |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
RAF |
|
|
101 |
|
FE2b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
Independent Force |
41 |
55 |
|
DH4 |
|
RAF |
VIII Brigade |
|
100 |
|
FE2b |
|
RAF |
|
|
216 |
|
Handley-Page 0/100 and FE2b |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
|
|
74 |
|
SE5a |
|
RAF |
|
|
204 |
|
Sopwith Camel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RAF |
VII Brigade |
|
49 |
|
DH9 |
|
RAF |
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