Alphabetically named Flights RAF/RFC

The table below lists the independent aircraft Flights of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force which were given Alphabetical designations

Flight Letter	Location	Period	Aircraft	Remarks
B	RAF Aboukir Weli Sheikh Nuran, Palestine	1917 - December 1917	B.E.2C B.E.12
G	MAEE Helensburgh RAF Bowmore	21 September 1940 - 13 March 1941	Short S.23 Short S.26	Became 119 Squadron.
H	RAF Ambala RAF Drigh Road RAF Ambala RAF Lahore	25 August 1939 - 9 February 1940 January 1940 - October 1940	Blenheim I	Became 'W' Flight on 9 Feb 1940, formed Jan 40 from an element of Battle flight, last known at Lahore.
I	Fauquembergues, France Serny, France	9 July 1918 - 14 January 1919	F.E.2b B.E.12	Re-designated from Special Duties Flight.
J	RAF Melton Mowbray RAF Cairo West	28 September 1945 - 10 October 1945	Stirling V	Disbanded at Cairo West to become No. 1589 (Heavy Freight) Flight RAF.
K	Auxi-le-Château, France unknown Summit, Sudan RAF Aqir, Palestine RAF Melton Mowbray RAF Santa Cruz	9 July 1918 - unknown 1 September 1940 - 1 April 1941 16 September 1945 - 10 October 1945	R.E.8 Gladiator I Gladiator II Stirling V	Re-designated from 'B' Flight No. 112 Squadron RAF 1 Sep 40 at Summit. Became No. 1588 (Heavy Freight)Flight RAF at Santa Cruz on 10 Oct 45.
M	Longuenesse, Saint-Omer, France Hangelar, Germany	6 October 1918 - August 1919	F.2b DH.9 Fokker D.VII S.E.5a
N	Vert Galand, France unknown	18 September 1919 - unknown	F.2b	Records begin on 18 September 1919.
O	Premont Farm, France unknown	23 October 1918 - unknown	F.2b	Date and location of dis-bandment unknown.
P	Serny, France unknown Ismailia, Egypt Jeddah, Arabia	29 August 1918 - unknown 9 June 1919 - 25 May 1919	R.E.8 F.2b	Date and location of dis-bandment unknown. Formed at Ismailia from a detached Flight of No. 113 Squadron RAF.
Q	RAF Ambala RAF Rednal	25 August 1939 - 15 December 1940 October 1943 - January 1944	Blenheim I Gladiator I Vickers Wellington	Formed at Ambala by re-designating an element of No. 60 Squadron RAF, dis-banded to become 4 Coastal Defence Flight, Indian Air force Volunteer Reserve.
V	RAF Ambala RAF Juhu unknown	25 August 1939 - unknown	Blenheim I Hawker Audax	Formed at Ambala by re-designating an element of No. 60 Squadron RAF, disbanded finally at unknown location and date.
W	RAF Drigh Road	9 February 1940 - 15 December 1940	Blenheim I	Re-designated from 'H' Flight.
X	Aqaba, Egypt RAF Haifa RAF Habbaniya RAF Abadan	24 November 1917 - 19 October 1918 May 1940 - June 1940 6 June 1941 - 30 June 1941 16 July 1942 - 30 October 1942	B.E.2C B.E.12 Bristol F2b Nieuport 17 Gladiator I Gladiator II	Initially formed from Special Duty Flight RFC
Y	RAF Ambala RAF St. Thomas Mount unknown	1917	Blenheim I Audax
Z	Istrana, Italy Villaverla, Italy Taganrog, Russia Rostov, Russia RAF Ambala RAF Dum-Dum	March 1918 - 3 July 1918 30 November 1919 - January 1920 28 August 1939 December 1940	Bristol F.2b R.E.8 Blenheim I	Formed, at Istrana, by re-designating an element of No. 34 Squadron RAF Re-formed, at RAF Ambala, by re-designating an element of 60 Squadron

References

• Lake, Alan. "Flying Units od the RAF".Airlife Publishing. Shrewsbury. 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6