[Gutenberg 47416] • Sixty Squadron R.A.F.: A History of the Squadron from its Formation
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- Authors
- Scott, A.J.L.
- Publisher
- Albion Press
- Tags
- great britain. royal air force. squadron , 1914-1918 -- aerial operations , british , world war , 1914-1918 -- regimental histories -- great britain , sixty -- history
- Date
- 1990-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.14 MB
- Lang
- en
In the autumn of 1915, the Germans began producing the Fokker monoplane and in the following months would prove themselves a nuisance for the artillery observation machines.
As a result, General Trenchard decided to form some new scout squadrons to counter the new threat: one of them was No. 60 Squadron.
Formed from No. 1 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron and organised in April 1916, No. 60 Squadron would be in France within a month, equipped with the French Morane Type N.
Following the Somme campaign, No. 60 Squadron re-equipped with the Nieuport Scout; they went on to participate at Arras, Passchendaele and in the March 1918 offensive.
By war’s end the squadron’s members had been awarded 1 Victoria Cross, 5 Distinguished Service Orders, 1 Bar to DSO, 37 Military Crosses and 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and claimed over three hundred aerial victories.
‘Sixty Squadron R.A.F.’ is a classic squadron history of World War I.