In this section, there are a number of short articles and other links relating to the 1916 - 1939 era. Please click on the photographs below to access the articles.
Amongst the first pilots posted to Naval 8 Sqn on its formation in Oct 1916, Robert Alexander Little, DSO & Bar, DSC & Bar is generally regarded as the most successful Australian flying ace, with an official tally of 47 victories. 27 May 2023 marked the 105th Anniversary of his death in action at the age of only 22. Click on the picture on the left to read a history of one of WWI’s greatest pilots.
Naval Eight Squadron 1916-18
The Association is indebted to the Western Front Association and to Colin Buxton for this outstanding presentation on Naval Eight Squadron between 1916 and 1918.
Click on the picture on the right to view the presentation, which Colin gave to the Western Front Association in York on 12 November 2022.
In a Cupboard at Coningsby…..
The Association is indebted to WO 29 Sqn at RAF Coningsby, who found an album of photographs of 208 Sqn in Ismalia in Egypt in 1925 behind a cabinet in one of the 29 Sqn offices. Given that 208 Sqn has never been stationed at RAF Coningsby, it was a very curious but welcome find. Click on the picture on the left to view selected images from the album.
