No. 188 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 20 Dec 1917 – 1 March 1919 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Motto(s) | None |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | None |
Squadron Code | XD (Apr 1939 - Sep 1939) |
No. 188 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force Squadron that was a night training unit towards the end of World War I.
The squadron formed at Throwley Aerodrome on 20 December 1917 to train night-fighter pilots and was equipped with Avro 504s. It also trained pilots to fly the Sopwith Camel and Sopwith Pup at night. It disbanded on 1 March 1919 and never reformed in later years, however a squadron code was allocated to it in 1939.