RFC/RAF Squadrons 1918

Hi everyone, I'm looking for any type of information regarding

1) the airfields of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force - Independent Force in the Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle departments: Tantonville, Azelot, Xaffévillers, Rambervillers, Roville, Saint-Pierremont, Burthecourt, Frolois, Thuilley, Ochey, Juvaincourt, Vézelise, Bainville, Bettoncourt, Gircourt, as well as the Royal Flying Corps HQ in Autigny-la-Tour (Vosges),

2) the following units: 41st Wing, 83rd Wing, 85th Wing; 45, 55, 97, 99, 100, 104, 115, 155, 215, 216 Squadrons; 3rd, 6th, 12th Aircraft Depots; 8th Air Ammunition Column; 5th, 10th Reserve Lorry Parks; 3rd Aeroplane Supply Depot,

3) the types of planes used by those units, if those units were night bombing or day bombing ones,

4) the dates and targets of the raids carried out by those units.

All this concerns the period 1st January to 11th November, 1918 and the Vosges-Alsace sector of the western front.

Thanks a lot in advance.
Eric Mansuy, France.

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Units : Aircraft
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DAY BOMBING
55 DH4/then DH9/DH9a
99 DH9a
104 DH9 (also had at least 2 DH10 assigned in Sept 1918)
110 DH9/DH9a

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NIGHT BOMBING
97 all HP 0/400
100
115
215
216
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I am not aware of 155 Sqn being sent to France for combat? The unit was assigned DH9a and formed on Sept 14, 1918 from a number of other units according to DH4/DH9 FILE.

Sources :

DH4/DH9 FILE by Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page.

Bloody April Black September by Franks, Guest and Bailey.

Note: 45 RAF returned from Italy at end of September 1918 and flew for the IAF operations in October. They flew Camels but they were also waiting for development of a longer range version of the Snipe for escort duties.

Hello Eric, can this be of any help: N°45 Sqn: (Bomber escort) from 22/9/1918 with Camel at Villesneux, from 9/5/1918a/c at Bettencourt , moved to Izel-le-Hameau on 21/11/1918. They changed to Snipe a/c in October 1918.
N°55 Sqn: (Bomber- 41° wing) from 11/10/1917 with DH4 at Ochey, on 7/11/1917 to Tantonville, on 5/6/1918 to Azelot, on 16/11/1918 to Le Planay.
N°97 Sqn: (Bomber) from 9/8/1918 at Xaffévillers with HP0/400, on 17/11/1918 to
St. Inglevert.
N°99 Sqn: (Bomber- 41° Wing) from 3/5/1918 at Tantonville with DH9, at 5/6/1918 to Azelet, at 16/11/1918 to Auxi-le-Chateau. Got DH9A in September 1918.
N°100 Sqn: (Night Bomber) From 5/10/1917 with BEA at Ochey, from 3/4/1918 at Villesneux, from 9/5/1918 at Ochey, from 10/8/1918 at Xaffévillers, on 25/11/1918 to
Ligescourt. Got HP O/400 in August 1918.
N°104 Sqn: (Bomber) At 20/5/1918 with DH9 at Azelot, on 20/11/1918 to Maisoncelle. Received DH10 in November 1918.
N°115 Sqn: (Bomber) at Roville aux Chênes with HPO/400, moved to St. Inglevert on 1/11/1918.
N°155 Sqn: ?
N°215 Sqn: (Night Bombers) from 9/5/1918 at Ochey with HPO/100, on 21/11/1918 to Alquins. Had also HPO/400.
N°216 Sqn: (Night Bombers) From 9/5/1918 with HPO/400 at Ochey, on 26/8/1918 to Autreville, from 28/9/1918 to Roville aux Chênes, from 17/11/1918 to Quilen.
If you want to give your post-address I’ll send you more about N° 100 Sqn operations over Les Vosges.
Good luck!
Lothair Vanoverbeke