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No. 151 Squadron, Royal Air Force    No.151 Squadron, Royal Air Force, was formed at Hainault in Essex on 12th June 1918. It was equipped with Sopwith Camel aircraft as the RAF's first Night Fighter Squadron. The Squadron saw service in France for the remainder of the war. 12th June 1918 Night Fighter Squadron formed 16th June 1918 Move 21st June 1918 Operational duties 29th June 1918 First combat claim for 151 Squadron 23rd July 1918 Gotha bomber crew surrender 10th August 1918 Giant German bomber shot down 22nd August 1918 Night bombing 24th August 1918 Two enemy aircraft destroyed 13th September 1918 Four or five enemy aircraft shot down 18th September 1918 Three enemy aircraft destroyed 20th September 1918 Combat by moonlight 24th September 1918 Propaganda 28th October 1918 Killed on night landing 30th October 1918 5th Combat victory 13th November 1918 Killed in air accident If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about No. 151 Squadron, Royal Air Force? There are:15 items tagged No. 151 Squadron, Royal Air Force 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. 151 Squadron, Royal Air Force during the Great War 1914-1918. Brand DSC, DFC, MC.. Christopher Joseph Quintin. Capt. Brand DFC.. Christopher Joseph Quintin. Flt Commander 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. 151 Squadron, Royal Air Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 225239 Flt Commander Christopher Joseph Quintin "Flossie" Brand DFC. 1 Squadron Quintin Brand was born in Kimberley, South Africa on 25th May 1893. He joined the South African Defence Force in 1913, but in 1915 he travelled to England where he joined the Royal Flying Corps. He obtained his pilot's licence and was posted to No. 1 Squadron RFC in France as a Flight Commander. He claimed 7 victories over German aircraft before being posted back to England in February 1918. Brand was appointed commander of 112 Squadron based at Throwley in Kent. This was a home defence night fighter squadron equipped with specially modified Sopwith Camels. In June 1918 he was appointed commander of No. 151 Squadron RAF at Fontaine-sur-Maye in France, a night fighter squadron formed to combat German night raids over the Western Front. The squadron downed 26 German aircraft with Brand himself shooting down four. At the end of hostilities he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, having been the highest scoring RAF night fighter pilot of the war. Brand worked in aviation through the interwar years and served in the RAF in the second world war, attaining the rank of Air Vice Marshall. He retired in November 1943 and lived in Surrey until 1950, when he moved to Southern Rhodesia. He died on 7 March 1968 Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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