Order of Battle - 1918 (List)

N° 1 Squadron

Base

C.O.

Houtem > Aartrijke (?)

Cdt Michaux

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Former RFC De Havilland DH.9 foreseen

Mission

Observation

Remarks

Squadron being created, 18 former RFC DH.9 aircraft to be delivered.

N° 2 Squadron

Base

C.O.

De Moeren

Cdt Isserentant

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter / Spad XI, > Breguet XIV

Mission

Obersvation

Remarks

1 Sopwith Camel for protection, transition to Breguet XIV, moved to Male.

N° 3 Squadron

Base

C.O.

De Moeren

Cdt Dhanis

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Breguet XIV

Mission

Observation

Remarks

1 Sopwith Camel for protection, moved to Oostkamp-Noord.

N° 4 Squadron

Base

C.O.

Hondschoote (F.)

Cdt Richard

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Spad XI

Mission

Observation

Remarks

Moved to Oostkamp-Zuid.

N° 5 Squadron

Base

C.O.

Houtem

Cpt Hugon

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Sopwith 1 1/1 Strutter > Breguet XIV

Mission

Observation

Remarks

1 Sopwith Camel for protection, moved to Oostkamp-Noord

N° 6 Squadron

Base

C.O.

Houtem

Cdt Desmet

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Spad XI - RE.8 (Hispano).

Mission

Observation

Remarks

Squadron created on 1 Feb 1916, two Sopwith Camels for protection, moved to Oostkamp-Zuid, former CO Cdt Hedo to Ecole d'Aviation.

N° 7 Squadron

Base

C.O.

Houtem

Cdt Jaumotte

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Spad XI

Mission

Observation

Remarks

Also reported to have operated some G.N. aircraft, moved to Maria-Aalter.

N° 8 Squadron

Base

C.O.

Hondschoote (F.)

Cdt. Hagemans

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Farman F40bis Type 56

Mission

Night bombardment

Remarks

Squadron created in 1918, moved to Oostkamp-Noord.

N° 9 Squadron

Base

C.O.

De Moeren

Cpt Gallez

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Hanriot HD.1 and three Camels - 4 flights of 3 a/c.

Mission

Fighter

Remarks

Moved to Moerkerke, to be reequiped with Spad XIII a/c.

N° 10 Squadron

Base

C.O.

De Moeren

Cdt Declercq

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Spad VII and Spad XIII > Hanriot HD.1 (1920)

Mission

Fighter

Remarks

Cdt Declercq replaced CO Cpt Dony killed at de Moeren on 1 Oct 1918, moved to Moerkerke.

N° 11 Squadron

Base

C.O.

De Moeren

Cpt Hiernaux

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Sopwith Camel, Hanriot HD.1,

Mission

Fighter

Remarks

Moved to Moerkerke,

Hydro

Base

C.O.

Calais (F.)

Cdt de Bueger

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Schreck FBA + 2 Short 827 (training)

Mission

Sea patrol

Remarks

Moved to Oostende, to be equipped with Levi-Lepen seaplanes, but disbanded 6 Apr 1919.

Ecole d'Aviation

Base

C.O.

Juvisy-sur-Orge (F.)

Cdt Hedo

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

Farman, Nieuport, Sopwith Strutter, RE.8, Caudron

variable

Mission

Pilot training

Remarks

Moved to Asch in early 1919.

Parc-Maintenance

Base

C.O.

Calais-Beaumarais (F.)

Cdt Nelis

Equipment

Nbr of a/c

All types

variable

Mission

Maintenance

Remarks

Unit responable for acceptance and delivery of new a/c as well as maintenance.