All quotes, unless stated otherwise are taken from the relevant reports written by the aircrew on the day in question. In No.3 Wing records they are designated as either 'fighter' or 'bomber', and the same will hold true in this article.
All quotes are in their original spelling and punctuation.
Wing , Royal Naval Air Service, was originally formed in the Aegean from No.3 Squadron RNAS on 21 June 1915 under W.Cdr Samson. Later, they were transferred to Imbros where they were absorbed into No.2 Wing and disbanded on 18 January 1916. However a reformed No.3 WIng was soon to be organized in England for service in France. Sopwith Fighter 9667 shown in the late Summer 1916, prior to application of individual marking and letter. The story of the reformed No.3 Wing RNAS begins with a suggestion put forward at the end of 1915 that the French and British should have a combined bombing force to raid German industry.