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RNAS St Pol/Dunkirk
1st September 1914 RNAS stay at Dunkirk
16th September 1914 RNAS move to Antwerp
19th September 1914 New base established
17th October 1914 Return to Britain
31st October 1914 Seaplane base established at Dunkirk
5th November 1914 Lost over the Channel
25th November 1914 Bomber raid
17th December 1914 Shot down over Holland
20/21st December 1914 First Night Bomber raids
10th January 1915 Air combat
22nd January 1915 Submarine Bombed
22nd February 1915 Move to Dunkirk
24th March 1915 Attack on Antwerp
12th May 1915 Taken PoW
17th May 1915 Zeppelin attacked over the Channel
31st May 1915 Seaplane shot down
2nd August 1915 Swap of duties
15th August 1915 On the move
23rd August 1915 Naval bombardment
26th August 1915 U-Boat claimed
6th September 1915 U-Boat damaged?
7th September 1915 Coastal bombardment fails
21st September 1915 Reinforcements
26th September 1915 U-Boats damaged
3rd October 1915 Friendly fire
8th October 1915 Zeppelin destroyed
18th October 1915 Pilot killed
19th October 1915 Taken PoW
November 1915 RNAS expansion
28th Nov 1915 RNAS claim victory
28th Nov 1915 RNAS in Action
14th December 1915 Combat over the Channel
28th December 1915 Flying boat success
23rd January 1916 U-Boat bombed
24th January 1916 Shot down
20th February 1916 Combat
29th February 1916 Shot down
1st March 1916 Reorganisation
23rd April 1916 Enemy aircraft forced down
5th May 1916 Two aimen killed
20th May 1916 Seaplane attacked
21st May 1916 Two victories
18th June 1916 Seaplane crew rescued
1st July 1916 Triplane in action
9th July 1916 One won, one lost
15th July 1916 Seaplane shot down
24th July 1916 Shot down by u-boat
20th August 1916 One killed, one PoW
23rd January 1917 German destroyers move to Zeebrugge
14th February 1917 Aerodrome attacked
7th April 1917 Reorganisation of naval squadrons
26th April 1917 In the Channel
19th June 1917 Seaplanes lost
July 1917 Fighters replace seaplanes
22nd September 1917 U-Boat sunk
28th September 1917 Return to Calais
1st November 1917 Return to Calais
13th January 1918 New Naval Squadron formedIf you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
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