The VIII Brigade or 8th Brigade of the Royal Flying Corps and from 1 April 1918, Royal Air Force , was a bomber formation which carried out air raids against Germany in the First World War .
5-638: The VIII Brigade of the Royal Flying Corps was created on 28 December 1917 by raising the 41st Wing to Brigade status. The 41st Wing continued to exist as a subordinate formation of the VIII Brigade. The VIII Brigade's only Commander was Brigadier-General C. L. N. Newall . Although the VIII Brigade had been established in December 1917 it did not exercise command authority until 1 February 1918, when Newall took command. The following month, on 1 April 1918,
10-635: The Royal Air Force (RAF), was a division which conducted strategic bombing operations against Germany during the First World War . 41 Wing was created on 11 October 1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Newall . It was based at Ochey in France. Its initial composition was: The wing was subsequently augmented with: Preparations for bombing missions started immediately and only six days later two flights of de Havilland aircraft conducted
15-515: The Flying Corps' first long-range bombing mission. The Burbach iron foundry was hit, as were other buildings and railway lines. A week later Handley Page aircraft of the 41st Wing conducted the first night-time long range operation. Bombing continued into November, until the onset of winter weather. No. 41 Wing was officially elevated to brigade status on 28 December 1917 as the VIII Brigade of
20-556: The RFC , although the VIII Brigade did not exercise practical command until 1 February 1918. The 41st Wing continued to exist as a subordinate formation of the VIII Brigade and it received a new commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel J E A Baldwin . Two months later on 1 April 1918, with the amalgamation of the RFC and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), it became part of the RAF. Following
25-725: The VII Brigade was transferred to the Royal Air Force. With the British Government seeking to expand the bombing raids against Germany, the VIII Brigade itself was subsumed into a larger formation, becoming part of the Independent Air Force on 6 June 1918. This RAF article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . No. 41 Wing RAF No. 41 Wing of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), later
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