22 (Army) Wing RAF October 1918

[spad]

Can anyone tell me which squadrons served in this wing October-November 1918? Also who commanded the Wing?

regards

Keith

[Graeme]

Keith

Nos 20, 24, 46, 80, 84, 92, 101, 205, 208 and 211 Squadrons operated under control of 22 Wing during those months. The Wing was commanded by Lieut-Col Thomas Algar Elliott Cairnes DSO, who had succeeded Lieut-Col F V Holt as Wing Commander on 15 April 1918.

Graeme

[MikeMeech]

Originally Posted by spad

Can anyone tell me which squadrons served in this wing October-November 1918? Also who commanded the Wing?

regards

Keith

Hi
According to WitA Appendices Volume Orbats, on 8th August 1918 the Wing had Nos. 23, 24, 41, 48, 65, 80, 84, 101, 201, 205 and 209 Sqns.
On 11th November 1918 it had Nos. 46, 80, 84 and 208 Sqns.

Mike

[josquin]

Following-up the posts of Graeme and Mike, Felton Vesey Holt was born on
23 February 1886, at Chelsea, London, was a student at Eton, entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in 1903, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 16 August 1905. Appointed Lieut.(11 January 1908), T/Capt (1 May 1914), & Capt (25 July 1914) in the Ox & Bucks, he had previously qualified for his RAeC Certificate (# 312) at the Bristol Flying School, Brooklands, on 1 October 1912. Among the earliest RFC recruits, he was seconded, appointed a Flying Officer, and posted to 4 Sqn on 17 April 1913. Appointed Flt Cdr & T/Capt (1 May 1914), T/Major (8 February 1915), T/Lt Col (20 March 1916), Brevet Major (1 January 1917), T/Brig Gen (26 April 1918), and Acting/Brig Gen (3 May 1918, he was a postwar RAF serving officer (Wing Cdr 1 August 1919; Group Capt 1 November 1919; Air Commodore 1 July 1925; Air Vice-Marshal 1 January 1931). AVM Holt was killed in a flying accident after completing an inspection at RAF Tangmere, 23 April 1931--other aircraft collided with his Avro whilst attempting an aerial salute and the altitude was too low for his parachute to deploy.

Josquin