page_title: No. 40 Wing RAF
section_title: Order of battle
hierarchical_section_title: No. 40 Wing RAF / Order of battle
caption_attribution_description: English: Two De Havilland DH9 aircraft at the aerodrome camp near Azrak. (AINN 3323). One of the roles of 1 Squadron, as part of 40th Wing, was strategic reconnaissance, out of which photographic reconnaissance developed. Deficient and inaccurate maps led to 1 Squadron flying a number of missions taking a series of overlapping images which were used to remap various localities. Five aircraft were detailed for this work, flying in line at 1000 yards apart, and escorted by three Bristol Fighter aircraft. The volume of work produced by 1 Squadron can be gauged by its output between 1 March 1918 and 30 June 1918. 78 photographic reconnaissance missions were flown producing 1894 exposed plates and 19423 prints.
context_page_description: No. 40 Wing formed part of the Royal Air Force Palestine Brigade during World War I and immediately after. It was established in October 1917 as 40th Wing, Royal Flying Corps, and become part of the RAF in April 1918, when the RFC merged with the Royal Naval Air Service. The wing played a major part in the Battle of Megiddo, the last great offensive against the Ottoman Empire, in September 1918. It was disbanded in April 1920.
context_section_description: Prior to the Battle of Megiddo in September 1918, No. 40 Wing consisted of the following units and equipment:
  Headquarters – Ramleh
  No. 1 Squadron AFC (Bristol F.2B, Handley Page Type O)
  No. 111 Squadron RAF (S.E.5)
  No. 144 Squadron RAF (DH.9)
  No. 145 Squadron RAF (S.E.5)
caption: DH.9s of 40th Wing, 1918
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