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Formed: December 1916 at Furnes, Dunkirk
Mobilized: 1917
Insignia:  
Aces: 18  
Victories: 250+ Claimed
  Confirmed
Losses:   Killed in Action (KIA)
  Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA)
  Wounded in Action (WIA)
  Prisoners of War (POW)
 
1 Naval Squadron was formed at Furnes, Dunkirk in December 1916 and was posted to the Western Front, under control of the Royal Flying Corps, in early 1917. On 1 April 1918, 1 Naval Squadron became 201 Squadron in the Royal Air Force.
 
Aces Aircraft COs Aerodromes
1 South Africa Samuel Kinkead 29
2 Canada Stanley Rosevear 25
3 Australia Richard Minifie 21
4 Australia Roderic Dallas 16
5 England George Gates 16
6 England Reginald Brading 13
7 Scotland Maxwell Findlay 12
8 England Cyril Ridley 11
9 England Herbert Rowley 9
10 Canada Anthony Spence 9
11 England Thomas Gerrard 8
12 Canada James Forman 7
13 England Charles Booker 6
14 New Zealand Thomas Culling 6
15 England Cyril Eyre 6
16 New Zealand Forster Maynard 6
17 England Robert McLaughlin 6
18 Canada Hazel Wallace 6
1 White & Thompson No.3 Flying Boat
2 Sopwith 3 Seater
3 Avro 504
4 Voisin
5 Morane Parasol L
6 Sopwith Pup
7 Nieuport Scout
8 Sopwith Triplane
9 Sopwith Camel
1 Australia Roderic Dallas
2 England Charles Booker
1 Furnes 03 Dec 1916
2 Chipilly 15 Feb 1917
3 La Bellevue 11 Apr 1917
4 Bailleul (Asylum Ground) 01 Jun 1917
5 Middle Aerodrome 02 Nov 1917
6 Dover 10 Dec 1917
7 Teteghem 16 Feb 1918
8 Ste-Marie-Cappel 27 Mar 1918
9 Fienvillers 28 Mar 1918
 
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