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was appointed as the
Officer Commanding. However, this period of the Wing's existence was short-lived and it was disbanded in April 1924.
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Palestine. The 5th Wing was disbanded on 1 April 1920.
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No. 5 Wing was reformed on 1 April 1923 and its function was to control all RAF fighter squadrons north of the
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From
Biplane to Spitfire: the life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond KCB KCMG DSO
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November 1915 the 5th Wing, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
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Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War I
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History of the Great War: Military
Operations, Egypt and Palestine
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332:, 5th Wing consisted of Nos 14 (16 BE2e) and 113 Sqn (8 BE2e, 5
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of aircraft squadrons which was originally established as the
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and an aircraft park. Between June 1916 and
October 1917,
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Allenby's War: The
Palestine-Arabian Campaigns 1916–1918
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The wing had 25 aircraft at its disposal: 17 BE2s and 8
271:(19 April 1917), 5th Wing was disposed as follows:
804:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917
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825:Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation
260:. X Aircraft Park for repair and supply was at
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604:'Milestones of Flight' at RAF Museum website.
493:. The Wing was disbanded on 14 August 1936.
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505:(13 December 1939 to 6 July 1940, after the
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956:List of aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps
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517:No. 5 Wing was a Signals Wing within the
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462:Following the tensions surrounding the
239:No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
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197:to be established. On 15 April 1915
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539:List of Wings of the Royal Air Force
309:Advanced Aircraft Park at El Qantara
295:No 14 Sqn, HQ and A Flight at Rafah
205:of the RFC were grouped together at
1241:Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
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411:5 February 1917 Lieutenant-Colonel
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417:8 October 1917 Lieutenant-Colonel
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1397:Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
1008:Imperial German Army Air Service
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359:at Sarona – 16 RE8s, 5 Nieuports
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1491:RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
1371:List of serving senior officers
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623:MacMunn & Falls, pp. 328–9.
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744:Collishaw at Air of Authority.
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189:The Fifth (Corps) Wing of the
43:26 October 1935–14 August 1939
1:
653:Stations at Air of Authority.
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519:RAF Second Tactical Air Force
501:During the first year of the
450:30 April 1923 Wing Commander
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213:to form the 5th Wing. Major
1013:Anti-aircraft Warfare in WWI
940:Royal Flying Corps airfields
719:Burnett at Air of Authority.
697:Joubert at Air of Authority.
686:Salmond at Air of Authority.
549:
328:In October 1917, before the
278:BE2cs at Ismailia aerodrome.
100:Sinai and Palestine Campaign
45:13 December 1939–6 July 1940
7:
1266:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
1261:RAF Search and Rescue Force
972:Royal Flying Corps generals
733:Tyssen at Air of Authority.
708:Borton at Air of Authority.
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491:Second Italo-Abyssinian War
47:1 April 1953–September 1966
10:
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1422:Warrant Officer of the RAF
1117:Operational Training units
367:Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8s
306:X Aircraft Park at Abbasia
132:Philip Joubert de la Ferté
39:15 April 1915–1 April 1920
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1402:Air Member for Personnel
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977:List of British WWI aces
303:No 67 Sqn, AFC, at Rafah
193:was one of the earliest
1412:Air Member for Materiel
1003:Royal Naval Air Service
998:Aviation in World War I
910:London Air Defence Area
765:. Pen & Sword Ltd.
407:P B Joubert de la Ferté
41:1 April 1923–April 1924
279:
267:At the opening of the
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2055:Fighter Sector Exeter
1632:airfield headquarters
1302:RAF Volunteer Reserve
277:
269:Second Battle of Gaza
2050:Fighter Sector Digby
1335:List of RAF missiles
1318:List of RAF aircraft
1236:RAF Medical Services
1221:RAF Chaplains Branch
642:113 Squadron website
525:, its last base was
487:No. 207 Squadron RAF
330:Third Battle of Gaza
323:First Battle of Gaza
2005:22 (RCAF) (Fighter)
1625:Aviation portal
1496:RAF Benevolent Fund
1431:symbols and uniform
1064:Ministry of Defence
568:accessed 03/11/2007
483:No. 47 Squadron RAF
479:No. 35 Squadron RAF
371:Detached flight at
1904:62 (RCAF) (Beaver)
1476:Air Training Corps
1392:Chief of Air Staff
1256:RAF Music Services
876:Royal Flying Corps
779:David L. Bullock,
507:Dunkirk evacuation
475:No. 3 Squadron RAF
398:Lieutenant-Colonel
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191:Royal Flying Corps
179:Royal Flying Corps
78:Royal Flying Corps
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594:Baker, pp. 76–78.
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471:Raymond Collishaw
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497:Second World War
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434:. On 30 April,
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227:W. G. H. Salmond
127:Geoffrey Salmond
104:Battle of France
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203:No. 13 Squadron
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830:RAF Museum
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550:Citations
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346:Er-Ramleh
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262:Abbasia
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195:wings
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