No. 188 Squadron RAF

No. 188 Squadron RAF
Active	20 Dec 1917 – 1 March 1919
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto(s)	None
Insignia
Squadron Badge	None
Squadron Code	XD (Apr 1939 - Sep 1939)

No. 188 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force Squadron that was a night training unit towards the end of World War I.

History

Formation in World War I

The squadron formed at Throwley Aerodrome on 20 December 1917 to train night-fighter pilots and was equipped with Avro 504s. It also trained pilots to fly the Sopwith Camel and Sopwith Pup at night. It disbanded on 1 March 1919 and never reformed in later years, however a squadron code was allocated to it in 1939.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by No. 188 Squadron RAF^[1]
From	To	Aircraft	Variant
Dec 1917	Mar 1919	Avro 504	K
Jun 1918	Mar 1919	Sopwith Camel
Jun 1918	Mar 1919	Sopwith Pup

References

↑ C.G.Jefford (1988). RAF Squadrons. UK Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

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