Air Power and Armies

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX C TABLE 1 Actual air concentration on August 8th, 1918. (a) Squadrons (by numbers) and (b) aircraft on charge. By classes Engaged on AMIENS front August 8- I I th Elsewhere in FRANCE, not engaged AMIENS Day Night IFighter Day Night Fighter bombers bombers recce. Fighters bombers bombl'TS recce. Fighters (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Rde. (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) - - - --27 19 83 19 62 18 32 19 9th Rd•. 25 17 58 17 49 17 207 10 73 26 (G.H.Q. 98 17 215·10 I 19 Res.) 107 18 43 24 54 23 151 19 --- ---- ---205 20 101 17 48 21 23 19 5th Rde. 201 19 (Fourth 24 19 Army) 84 19 41 19 80 25 65 25 209 19 57 18 102 IS II 18 3 25 3rd Rde. 60 19 (ThIrd 56 19 Army) 87 19 --18 19 ISt Rd•• 148 18 22t 17 19 19 (First 40 18 Army) 64 II) 203 1<1 208 26 2nd Rde. 206 17 149 18 20 18 29 19 (Fifth 70 24 Army) 74 20 79 18 85 19 loth Rde. 108 18 88 18 I7Am 19 (Second I48Am 18 Army) 2 Aust 19 2II 18 4 '46 25 27 103 19 92 19 --- --5th Gp. 202 IS 38 18 204 24 (V.A.D.P.) 217 14 214 10 213 24 218 17 210 II) --- --Ind . 55 18 100 18 Force 99 1~ 216 II 104 18 97§ 10 --Totals8147 S 74 3t57 18 376 10 167 811 121 3 S3 19 39S .. Transferred to Independent Force August 19th. t This squadron did one escort task on the SOMME front between the 8th and lIth. t Of these squadrons numbers 62 and II and two flights of 48 were actually used entirely as fighters§ This squadron joined the Independent Force on August 9th from Home Establishment. II Two additional Handley-Page squadrons (Nos. IIO and IIS) joined the Independent Force from Home Establishment on August 31st. 2 19 TABLE 2 Suggested amendments to meet plan suggested (see p. 188) Add to Table 1 concentration for AMIENS Bde. I To remain in other sectors Day Night Fighter Day Night Foghter bombers bombers reeee. Fighters bombers bombers recee. Fighters - - - --- (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) - - - - -25 17 58 18 9th Bde. - - - --148 18 19 19 1St Bde. 22 17 201 19 60 18 208 26 64 19 --- --206 17 149 18 29 19 2nd Bde. 20 18 79 18 70 24 85 19 7420 - - - --108 18 2 Aust 19 loth Bde. 18 18 17Am 19 211 18 4 " 2S 148Am 18 46 27 92 19 --- --202 15 38 18 20424 5th Gp. 218 17 210 19 217 14 214 10 213 24 --- --55 18 100 18 Ind. 99 15 97 10 Force 104 18 216 II Amend Table I. Totals 15 264 I 13 19S I 3 57 I 30 633 I 3 So I I 3 S3 I 7 138 ...