History - World War I (11)
A final note by Major Draper illustrates the human touch between enemy and ally during the conflict and perhaps also the brotherhood of aviators for all time. On 4th September, 1917, a German machine dropped this message at St. Eloi:
Evidently this was only one of many similar messages dropped by both sides during the time of conflict.
It is impossible to single out accounts of gallantry by particular pilots, except where combats have been included at random in the account. Many awards for distinguished service were won by members of the Squadron and these are tabulated in the HONOURS and MEDALS sections. Please follow the links below to visit these pages:
On 7 November 1919, as part of the general demobilisation following the First World War, No 208 Squadron was disbanded.
It was, however, reformed on 1st February, 1920 at Ismailia. To read the Squadron’s history in the Inter-War years, please click on the following link:
To the British Flying Corps -
The Squadron of the part of Vimy is politely begged to give news of the observer and of the pilots, who are landed near Willerval the 5 of August.
Are they dead or not? Thanking before.
THE GERMAN FLYING CORPS.
