Category: No.3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, World War I
Categories: Australian Flying Corps, World War I
No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was formed at Point Cook, Victoria, on 19th September 1916. It was one of four operational squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps, and its personnel were members of the Australian Army. The unit embarked upon the HMAT Ulysses and sailed to England for training, before becoming the first AFC squadron deployed to France, in September 1917, equipped with the RE8 two-seat reconnaissance / general purpose aircraft. The squadron's commanding officer throughout the war was Major David Blake.
Person Profiles (13)
John Bell
1886 Armadale, Victoria, Australia - 27 Dec 1917
John Bell
25 May 1889 Scottsdale, Tasmania (Australia) - 22 Aug 1973
John Blair
21 Jan 1894 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia - 06 Jan 1918
David Blake
10 Nov 1887 Prospect, New South Wales (Australia) - 06 Mar 1965
Nathan (Freimann) Freeman
01 Sep 1896 Sydney, New South Wales (Australia) - 26 Nov 1982
Stanley Hatfield
1887 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia - 26 Sep 1937
Nigel Love
16 Jan 1892 Kurrajong, New South Wales (Australia) - 02 Oct 1979
Arthur MacGillycuddy
23 Feb 1893 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia - 28 Aug 1972
Edward Maher
abt 1884 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - 01 Nov 1918
Theodore Melhuish
23 Aug 1897 Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) - 18 Aug 1969
Horatio Miller
30 Apr 1893 Creswick, Victoria (Australia) - 27 Sep 1980
John Peel
17 Apr 1894 Inverleigh, Victoria - 19 Sep 1918
John Smith
25 Apr 1882 Peel, Isle of Man
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