163:
175:
187:
829:
302:) and the US Aircraft Production Board. Squier had overall responsibility for the US Army’s air service, which was short of flight instructors. The RFC released five experienced American pilots to the US Army, where they became squadron commanders. The US Air Board acquiesced in the British opening a recruiting office in New York City, ostensibly to recruit British citizens, but it also solicited US citizens, of whom about 300 were successfully signed up.
28:
805:
817:
840:
305:
The RFCC would also train many US Army flight personnel: 400 pilots; 2,000 ground-crew members; and 20 equipment officers. These
Americans would then collect aircraft and equipment from the UK, before coming under RFC control in France. Ten American squadrons would train in Canada during the summer
221:
The
British realized that thousands of Canadians and Americans had joined British flying operations and more wanted to join, so it made sense to open British air training stations in Canada. Canada also had space for such facilities. After much negotiation with the Canadian government, the RFC,
820:
337:
During the last two years of the war 3,135 pilots and 137 observers trained in Canada and Texas for both the RFC and the new Royal Air Force (RAF). Of these trainees, 2,624 went to Europe for operational duty.
590:
865:
547:
Aviation in Canada, 1917-1918: Being a brief account of the work of the Royal Air Force, Canada, the
Aviation Department of the Imperial Munitions Board, and the Canadian Aeroplanes Limited
525:
162:
583:
561:
194:
in
Toronto while a cadet at the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Toronto. In July 1918, Faulkner enlisted with the Royal Air Force in Canada.
576:
659:
649:
501:
198:
As the war progressed, Great
Britain found that it needed more trained aircrew and more training facilities. Training was provided both by the
365:
779:
174:
342:
654:
469:
446:
299:
784:
714:
808:
774:
697:
675:
644:
870:
286:
had been ordered but only one had been completed in Canada before the war ended in
November 1918 and it was not used.
186:
692:
626:
346:
383:
680:
314:, providing training not only for the Canadians but also for the relatively inexperienced American pilots.
769:
545:
727:
611:
267:
259:
167:
789:
251:
203:
709:
621:
555:
295:
147:
121:
735:
465:
442:
255:
247:
509:
687:
277:
191:
323:
307:
151:
91:
844:
458:
223:
207:
109:
58:
27:
568:
859:
833:
616:
215:
745:
274:
179:
126:
239:
211:
86:
761:
740:
243:
283:
263:
68:
489:
407:
306:
of 1917, while RFCC squadrons were allowed to train during the winter in
227:
48:
384:"Aspects of Anglo-US Co-operation in the Air in the First World War"
222:
commanded in Canada by
Lieutenant-Colonel (later Brigadier-General)
311:
294:
General Hoare made several agreements with U.S. Brigadier-General
185:
173:
161:
572:
460:
Marching to
Armageddon - Canadians and the Great War 1914–1919
266:(Mohawk and Rathburn). Cadet Officer courses were run at the
750:
regulars, provincial regiments and volunteer militia units
206:
near
Toronto (land plane training) and Hanlan's Point on
441:. Toronto, Ontario; Tonawanda, New York: Dundurn Press.
226:, began operating several training stations in southern
341:
The RAF(C) was succeeded by the establishment of the
526:"Into the Blue, Pilot Training in Canada, 1917–1918"
439:
Dancing in the Sky: The Royal Flying Corps in Canada
759:
725:
668:
637:
604:
120:
115:
104:
99:
82:
74:
64:
54:
44:
34:
20:
457:
866:Military units and formations established in 1917
584:
146:) was a training organization of the British
8:
456:Morton, Desmond; Granatstein, J. L. (1989).
591:
577:
569:
560:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
524:Halliday, Hugh A.; Brandon, Laura (1999).
26:
490:"A History of the Air Services in Canada"
660:Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces
326:in April 1918, the unit became known as
650:History of the Royal Canadian Air Force
370:. Oxford University Press. 1993. p. 180
358:
322:When the Royal Flying Corps became the
553:
17:
368:William Faulkner and Southern History
7:
483:. Toronto: Clark, Irwin and Co. Ltd.
816:
780:French Marines in Canada, 1683-1715
599:Evolution of the Military of Canada
410:A History of Air Services in Canada
655:History of the Royal Canadian Navy
250:(armament school), North Toronto (
14:
464:. Lester & Orpen Dennys Ltd.
170:'s School of Aviation, RFC Canada
838:
827:
815:
804:
803:
785:Compagnies Franches de la Marine
715:Royal Canadian Naval Air Service
40:April 1, 1918 - 1919 (as RAF(C))
638:History of the Canadian Forces
382:Cox, Sebastian (Winter 2004).
154:. It began operating in 1917.
38:1917 – April 1, 1918 (as RFCC)
1:
388:Air & Space Power Journal
150:located in Canada during the
698:Non-Permanent Active Militia
676:Canadian Expeditionary Force
645:History of the Canadian Army
254:(School of Special Flying),
669:Canadian military formation
506:Alberta's Aviation Heritage
282:was used for training; 500
887:
775:Carignan-Salières Regiment
494:Canadian Military Aircraft
290:Canadian-American Training
166:Lecture on rigging at the
105:General Officer Commanding
78:Military Aviation Training
798:
705:Royal Flying Corps Canada
533:Canadian Military History
345:in 1920 which became the
140:Royal Flying Corps Canada
25:
21:Royal Flying Corps Canada
693:Permanent Active Militia
627:Royal Canadian Air Force
479:Roberts, Leslie (1959).
347:Royal Canadian Air Force
238:Stations were opened at
710:Naval Service of Canada
681:Canadian Aviation Corps
605:Current Canadian Forces
544:Sullivan, Alan (1919).
200:Curtiss Aviation School
770:Military of New France
760:Military formation in
726:Military formation in
508:. 2004. Archived from
328:Royal Air Force Canada
242:(main training site),
214:training), and in the
195:
183:
171:
728:British North America
612:Canadian Armed Forces
502:"Training in Toronto"
423:Roberts (1959), p. 9.
372:Retrieved May 8, 2017
268:University of Toronto
189:
177:
168:University of Toronto
165:
790:Troupes de la marine
481:There Shall Be Wings
437:Hunt, C. W. (2009).
414:Retrieved 6 May 2017
300:US Army Signal Corps
622:Royal Canadian Navy
512:on 8 December 2010.
488:Nicks, Don (2015).
871:Royal Flying Corps
845:History portal
366:Williamson, Joel.
349:on April 1, 1924.
343:Canadian Air Force
196:
184:
172:
148:Royal Flying Corps
108:Brigadier-General
853:
852:
834:Canada portal
736:Provincial Marine
133:
132:
92:Training in Texas
878:
843:
842:
841:
832:
831:
830:
819:
818:
807:
806:
688:Canadian Militia
593:
586:
579:
570:
565:
559:
551:
540:
530:
513:
497:
484:
475:
463:
452:
424:
421:
415:
405:
399:
398:
396:
394:
379:
373:
363:
296:George O. Squier
192:William Faulkner
190:American writer
30:
18:
886:
885:
881:
880:
879:
877:
876:
875:
856:
855:
854:
849:
839:
837:
828:
826:
794:
755:
721:
664:
633:
600:
597:
552:
543:
528:
523:
520:
500:
487:
478:
472:
455:
449:
436:
433:
428:
427:
422:
418:
406:
402:
392:
390:
381:
380:
376:
364:
360:
355:
324:Royal Air Force
320:
292:
275:JN-4 (Canadian)
236:
160:
152:First World War
136:
39:
12:
11:
5:
884:
882:
874:
873:
868:
858:
857:
851:
850:
848:
847:
824:
812:
799:
796:
795:
793:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
766:
764:
757:
756:
754:
753:
752:
751:
743:
738:
732:
730:
723:
722:
720:
719:
718:
717:
707:
702:
701:
700:
695:
685:
684:
683:
672:
670:
666:
665:
663:
662:
657:
652:
647:
641:
639:
635:
634:
632:
631:
630:
629:
624:
619:
608:
606:
602:
601:
598:
596:
595:
588:
581:
573:
567:
566:
541:
519:
518:External links
516:
515:
514:
498:
485:
476:
470:
453:
447:
432:
429:
426:
425:
416:
400:
374:
357:
356:
354:
351:
319:
318:End of the war
316:
291:
288:
252:Armour Heights
235:
232:
224:Cuthbert Hoare
208:Toronto Island
159:
156:
134:
131:
130:
124:
118:
117:
116:Aircraft flown
113:
112:
110:Cuthbert Hoare
106:
102:
101:
97:
96:
95:
94:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
59:United Kingdom
56:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
36:
32:
31:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
883:
872:
869:
867:
864:
863:
861:
846:
835:
825:
823:
822:
813:
811:
810:
801:
800:
797:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
767:
765:
763:
758:
749:
748:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
733:
731:
729:
724:
716:
713:
712:
711:
708:
706:
703:
699:
696:
694:
691:
690:
689:
686:
682:
679:
678:
677:
674:
673:
671:
667:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
642:
640:
636:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
617:Canadian Army
615:
614:
613:
610:
609:
607:
603:
594:
589:
587:
582:
580:
575:
574:
571:
563:
557:
549:
548:
542:
538:
534:
527:
522:
521:
517:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
486:
482:
477:
473:
471:0-88619-209-9
467:
462:
461:
454:
450:
448:9781550028645
444:
440:
435:
434:
430:
420:
417:
413:
411:
404:
401:
389:
385:
378:
375:
371:
369:
362:
359:
352:
350:
348:
344:
339:
335:
333:
329:
325:
317:
315:
313:
309:
303:
301:
297:
289:
287:
285:
281:
280:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
233:
231:
229:
225:
219:
217:
216:United States
213:
209:
205:
201:
193:
188:
182:(Can) in 1917
181:
176:
169:
164:
157:
155:
153:
149:
145:
141:
135:Military unit
128:
125:
123:
119:
114:
111:
107:
103:
98:
93:
90:
89:
88:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
67:
63:
60:
57:
53:
50:
47:
43:
37:
33:
29:
24:
19:
16:
814:
802:
746:British Army
704:
546:
536:
532:
510:the original
505:
493:
480:
459:
438:
419:
409:
408:Hicks, Don.
403:
391:. Retrieved
387:
377:
367:
361:
340:
336:
331:
327:
321:
304:
293:
278:
272:
237:
220:
199:
197:
180:Curtiss JN-4
143:
139:
137:
127:Curtiss JN-4
15:
821:WikiProject
539:(1): 59–64.
260:Long Branch
240:Camp Borden
212:flying boat
204:Long Branch
178:RFC Canada
87:World War I
83:Engagements
860:Categories
762:New France
741:Royal Navy
550:. Toronto.
431:References
393:5 February
308:Fort Worth
284:Avro 504Ks
244:Beamsville
158:Background
144:RFC Canada
100:Commanders
55:Allegiance
556:cite book
264:Deseronto
69:Air force
836:•
809:Category
279:(Canuck)
248:Hamilton
234:Training
262:), and
256:Leaside
228:Ontario
122:Trainer
45:Country
468:
445:
332:RAF(C)
49:Canada
35:Active
529:(PDF)
353:Notes
312:Texas
210:(for
129:(Can)
562:link
466:ISBN
443:ISBN
395:2015
334:).
273:The
258:and
138:The
75:Role
65:Type
270:.
202:at
862::
558:}}
554:{{
535:.
531:.
504:.
492:.
386:.
310:,
246:,
230:.
218:.
592:e
585:t
578:v
564:)
537:8
496:.
474:.
451:.
412:.
397:.
330:(
298:(
142:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.