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No. 214 Squadron RAF
No. 214 Squadron is a former unit of the Royal Air Force.
No 214 Squadron was formed from No. 14 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), itself formerly No. 7A Squadron RNAS only taking on the new number on 9 December 1917. With the creation of the RAF from the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS on 1 April 1918 it received the number 214. It was later given the fuller title No 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron.
No. 214 Squadron started with the Handley Page Type O/100 bomber but soon got the more powerful O/400 in the middle of 1918 with which it continued to fly against German strategic targets. From 29 June to 23 October 1918, 214 Squadron was based at RAF Saint Inglevert.
Post war the squadron was moved to Egypt but it was disbanded on 1 February 1920 with its crew and aircraft merged into No. 216 Squadron RAF.
On 16 September 1935 the personnel and equipment of 'B' Flight of No. 9 Squadron RAF were used to create a new No. 214 (B) Squadron at RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, flying the Vickers Virginia Mk. X bomber.. In October 1935 the unit moved to RAF Andover, taking part in exercises at RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, in September 1936. On returning from Northern Ireland, the squadron flew directly to a new base, RAF Scampton, Lincs, but in October 1936 seven of their Virginia aircraft were damaged on the ground due to 70mph winds. Shortly afterwards, in January 1937, the squadron began re-equipping with the Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow.
On 25 March 1937, whilst ferrying 214 squadron pilots to the Handley Page factory at Radlett aerodrome to collect new Harrow aircraft, Harrow K6940 clipped an express train travelling at 60mph, ripping the roof off the kitchen car. Fortunately there were no fatalities either on board the Harrow, or the train, but the aircraft crash-landed and was written off.
In April 1937, the squadron moved again to RAF Feltwell in Norfolk. In another incident involving their new aircraft, two Harrows (out of a formation of three) collided in mid-air whilst practising for a display. All five personnel on board the two aircraft were killed.
At this time, No.214 Squadron itself parented another unit, when 'B' Flight became the nucleus of the re-formed No. 37 Squadron RAF.
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No. 214 Squadron RAF
No. 214 Squadron is a former unit of the Royal Air Force.
No 214 Squadron was formed from No. 14 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), itself formerly No. 7A Squadron RNAS only taking on the new number on 9 December 1917. With the creation of the RAF from the Royal Flying Corps and the RNAS on 1 April 1918 it received the number 214. It was later given the fuller title No 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron.
No. 214 Squadron started with the Handley Page Type O/100 bomber but soon got the more powerful O/400 in the middle of 1918 with which it continued to fly against German strategic targets. From 29 June to 23 October 1918, 214 Squadron was based at RAF Saint Inglevert.
Post war the squadron was moved to Egypt but it was disbanded on 1 February 1920 with its crew and aircraft merged into No. 216 Squadron RAF.
On 16 September 1935 the personnel and equipment of 'B' Flight of No. 9 Squadron RAF were used to create a new No. 214 (B) Squadron at RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, flying the Vickers Virginia Mk. X bomber.. In October 1935 the unit moved to RAF Andover, taking part in exercises at RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, in September 1936. On returning from Northern Ireland, the squadron flew directly to a new base, RAF Scampton, Lincs, but in October 1936 seven of their Virginia aircraft were damaged on the ground due to 70mph winds. Shortly afterwards, in January 1937, the squadron began re-equipping with the Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow.
On 25 March 1937, whilst ferrying 214 squadron pilots to the Handley Page factory at Radlett aerodrome to collect new Harrow aircraft, Harrow K6940 clipped an express train travelling at 60mph, ripping the roof off the kitchen car. Fortunately there were no fatalities either on board the Harrow, or the train, but the aircraft crash-landed and was written off.
In April 1937, the squadron moved again to RAF Feltwell in Norfolk. In another incident involving their new aircraft, two Harrows (out of a formation of three) collided in mid-air whilst practising for a display. All five personnel on board the two aircraft were killed.
At this time, No.214 Squadron itself parented another unit, when 'B' Flight became the nucleus of the re-formed No. 37 Squadron RAF.