page_title: No. 107 Squadron RAF
section_title: Formation and the First World War
hierarchical_section_title: No. 107 Squadron RAF / History / Formation and the First World War
context_page_description: No. 107 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps bomber unit formed during the First World War. It was reformed in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and was operational during the Cold War on Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles.
context_section_description: Though already formed at Catterick, as a day bomber unit on 8 October 1917 No. 107 Squadron was not equipped with aircraft until 15 May 1918 at RFC Lake Down, Salisbury. The squadron received Airco DH.9s, which it took to the Western Front on 3 June of that year. The squadron became at first part of the 13th wing of the 3rd brigade, working up to operational status. Thereafter it was transferred to the 51st wing of the 9th brigade and it began operations from Drionville. Its main targets were enemy airfields, base areas and communication lines, which it continued to attack until the Armistice. The squadron's most successful raid was made on Saponay on 21 July 1918, where a large ammunition dump was hit. From the squadron's airfield, 20 miles away at Chailly, the reflection of the explosions and fire could be seen going on all the evening and throughout the night. Another notable raid was that made on the Aulnoye railway station and junction on 1 October 1918. Returning to Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in March 1919, it disbanded there on 30 June of that same year.
caption: An Airco DH.9 as used by No. 107 Squadron
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