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No. 3 Squadron Royal Flying Corps    No. 3 Squadron was formed on 13 May 1912 taking over the aircraft of No. 2 (Aeroplane) Company at Larkhill. It proceeded to France with the BEF in August 1914 to undertake reconnaissance duties. It was redesignated No. 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force in April 1918. 12th Aug 1914 Aircraft Lost 13th Aug 1914 On the Move 16th Aug 1914 Aircraft Lost during retreat from Amiens 19th Aug 1914 RFC make first reconnaissance flight  The first RFC reconnaissance flight over German positions is made by Lt G Mapplebeck of No 4 Squadron in a BE2a, and Captain P Joubert de la Ferté of No 3 Squadron in a Bleriot XI-2. 21st August 1914 Friendly fire 22nd August 1914 Reconnaissance casualties 23rd August 1914 Retreat 24th August 1914 Bombing attempt 26th August 1914 Shot down over Cambrai 4th September 1914 On the move 12th September 1914 Aeroplanes destroyed in a storm 15th September 1914 Photo reconnaissance 28th September 1914 Scout aeroplanes go to France 12th October 1914 RFC Moves 26th October 1914 Aircraft markings altered 12th March 1915 RFC Supports Attacks   21st Sep 1915 Aircraft damaged 21st Sep 1915 Aircraft damaged 15th Dec 1915 Aircraft Lost 15th Jan 1916 Aircraft damaged 19th Jan 1916 Aircraft damaged 20th Feb 1916 Aircraft damaged 20th Feb 1916 Aircraft damaged 21st Feb 1916 Aircraft Lost 2nd Mar 1916 Aircraft Lost 12th Mar 1916 Aircraft damaged 14th Mar 1916 Aircraft Lost 16th Apr 1916 Aircraft damaged 16th Apr 1916 Aircraft damaged 31st May 1916 Aircraft damaged 1916  3rd Jun 1916 Aircraft damaged 3rd Jun 1916 Aircraft damaged 4th Jun 1916 Aircraft damaged 10th Jun 1916 Aircraft damaged 16th Jun 1916 Aircraft damaged 22nd Jun 1916 Aircraft damaged 23rd Jun 1916 Aircraft damaged 2nd Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 4th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 6th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 14th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 16th Jul 1916 Aircraft Lost 18th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 19th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 24th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 29th Jul 1916 Aircraft damaged 1st Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged 3rd Aug 1916 Aircraft Lost 8th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged 11st Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged 16th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged 20th Aug 1916 Aircraft Lost 24th Aug 1916 Aircraft damaged 4th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged 8th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged 13th Sep 1916 Instructions   14th Sep 1916 Orders   14th Sep 1916 Instructions   15th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged 15th Sep 1916 Orders   16th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged 25th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged 26th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged 26th Sep 1916 Aircraft damaged   12th Oct 1916 Aircraft Lost 16th Oct 1916 Aircraft damaged 25th Oct 1916 Aircraft Lost   28th Oct 1916 Aircraft damaged 5th Nov 1916 Aircraft damaged 6th Nov 1916 Aircraft damaged 22nd Nov 1916 Aircraft damaged 23rd Nov 1916 Aircraft damaged 23rd Nov 1916 Aircraft damaged 16th Dec 1916 Aircraft damaged 26th Dec 1916 Aircraft damaged 27th Dec 1916 Aircraft damaged 1st Jan 1917 New Year Dinner   2nd Mar 1917 Lecture for Officers October 1917  1st August 1918 In Action 25th August 1914 Repeated moves If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about No. 3 Squadron Royal Flying Corps? There are:82 items tagged No. 3 Squadron Royal Flying Corps available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with No. 3 Squadron Royal Flying Corps during the Great War 1914-1918. Barger Norman Healing. Birch MC.. William Claud Kennedy. Mjr. (d.5th January 1918) Gadd John Thomas. AM1. (d.30th Sep 1917) Ridley MM DSO.. Claude Alward. Sqd.Ldr. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 3 Squadron Royal Flying Corps from other sources. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 19th Nov 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 1206256 AM1. John Thomas Gadd No.3 Sqdn. (d.30th Sep 1917) John Gadd was the son of Thomas and Jane Gadd, of 125 Winson Green Rd., Birmingham He was killed whilst acting as an observer on a training formation flying flight on September 30th 1917, when his plane piloted by Lt. Victor Joseph Woodcock crashed out of control. John is now buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery with his pilot buried alongside. s flynn Add to this record. 245757 Mjr. William Claud Kennedy Birch MC. 2nd Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (d.5th January 1918) Major William Birch of the Yorkshire Regiment, was seconded to the Royal Flying Corp and got his wings at the Grahame-White school, Hendon in December 1912. He then joined No. 3 Squadron, which flew to France at the start of the war. He saw active service as a pilot through 1914 and 1915, being mentioned in dispatches twice. On 14th of January 1915 his Morane aircraft was hit by enemy fire and he landed east of the lines. He took to the countryside and made it to Flushing on the Dutch coast. Disguised as Fireman James Buckle, he worked his passage to England and was back flying in combat on 1st March 1915. In June of that year, he was back in Britain with training squadrons but was back in combat in 1916. In 1917, he returned to the Yorkshire Regiment as Captain and was promoted to acting Major. On 5th of January 1918, his men were sheltering in Hedge Street tunnel when an electrical fire was noticed and it quickly took hold. Major Birch escaped but when he realised men were still trapped, he returned to the tunnel and was not seen alive again. The fire burnt with such intensity that the tunnel had to be closed off to stop it spreading and his body was discovered when the tunnel was reopened. He is buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Belgium. Claud, as he was known to the family, was my maternal grandmothers brother. Add to this record. 238690 Norman Healing Barger 3 Squadron Norman Barger was called-up on 18th of March 1917 aged 38. He had a wife and a 1 month old daughter at the time of his enlistment. He was a driver with 3 Squadron RFC He served in France from 15th of June 1917 until 12th of January 1919. He was transferred to the RAF Reserve on 14th of February 1919 and finally discharged on 30th of April 1920. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. M E Davies Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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