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Appendix B.—A Squadron, Royal Flying Corps (12 Aeroplanes).

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P I cc • I 1 § ° i PSlet!Ui - e a 41 o * |S_* ca o J o to 1; -t I & Remarks. I4W E.slablisfiinci, '('All. Headquarters (excluding attached) .. ' 2 2 2 Headquarters (attached) .. .. j 7(a) Two flights 12 .. 10 One wireless flight .. .. 7 j .. 6 28 .'11 7 14 58 80 68 51 (a) 7 officers attached as observers. Total squadron (excluding attached) .. 21 2 IS Total squadron (including attached) ..28 2 IS 154* 195 181 209 * Comprises 16 corporals, 55 first-class and 83 secondclass air mechanics. Composition in Detail. —(i.) ion in ) Personnel. I [eadquarters — Commander .. .. .. I Assistant Equipment Officer .. 1 Warrant officers (b) .. .... 2 .. Flieht-serceants .. .. 2 (!orporals .. .. Air mechanics .. .. i „ Batmen .. I 1 L 1 2 2 1 I 25 25 2 2 (b) 1 sergeant-major, 1 technical sergeant-major. Total .. .. ..2 2 2 ll 2 28 34 Attached — Observers .. . . . . 7 Drivers, A.S.C. (mechanical transport) 7 3(c) 10 4 4 (c) Batmen for observers. 10 4 . Total Headquarters (in eluding attached) ( .) 2 2 i 9 35 48 48 Two flights each— Flight Commander .. .. 1 Flying officers .. .. .. 5 Flight-sergeants and sergeants 5 Corporals . . . . Air mechanics . . .. 1 1 5 I 5 5 4 19 (i 4 I!) „ Batmen . . 6 Total flight . . . . 6 . . 5 . 6 29 41) Total two flights .. .. 12 .. 10 ( One wireless flight— Flight Commander .. .. 1 Flying officers . . . . . . 5 Assistant Equipment Officer '.. 1 Flight-sergeants and sergeants 6(d) Corporals . . . . Air mechanics .. .. I 12 I 5 1 58 80 1 5 I 6 7 55 6 '7(e) 55(/) 6 (il) Includes I wireless operator. (e) Includes 1 wireless operator, (/) Includes 23 wireless operators and 3 instrumentrepairers. ,, Batmen .. .. __._ J 7 6 I 7 68 81 Composition in Detail. —(ii.) ition i\ Detail. —(ii.) Tn '/nspori ., , .. Headquarters Dettuk Vehicles. Headquarters Vehicles. Two-fiig, Vehicle I its Wireless Plight Vehielos. Total Vehicles. IS.. Lorry, wireless repair shop Motor-cars .. . . . . . . I Light tenders . . . . . . . . I Heavy tenders .. . . . . .. 8 Repair lorries .. .. .. .. I Motor-bicycles .. .. .. .. 2 Trailers Side-cars.. I I 3 I 2 4 8 2 1 1 4 4 I 7 2 6 J 1 9 15 4 13 8 8 6 2 Total .. 8 Note. —No drivers of mechanical transport are shown, and supplies, as all air mechanics will be trained to drive the 26 25 heavy tende: 59 •s for baggage ixcept for twc vehicles