Formed in February 1917, 10 Naval Squadron began with Sopwith 1½ Strutters before moving to Triplanes and later Camels. Its famed “Black Flight” earned a fierce reputation with around 50 victories by late 1917. Among its aces was Norman Miers MacGregor, who joined as a flight commander and ended the war with 7–8 kills, including his last two in Camel B6299, marked with distinctive red and white striping and a white “B” for B Flight.
Formed in February 1917, 10 Naval Squadron began with Sopwith 1½ Strutters before moving to Triplanes and later Camels. Its famed “Black Flight” earned a fierce reputation with around 50 victories by late 1917. Among its aces was Norman Miers MacGregor, who joined as a flight commander and ended the war with 7–8 kills, including his last two in Camel B6299, marked with distinctive red and white striping and a white “B” for B Flight.
Formed in February 1917, 10 Naval Squadron began with Sopwith 1½ Strutters before moving to Triplanes and later Camels. Its famed “Black Flight” earned a fierce reputation with around 50 victories by late 1917. Among its aces was Norman Miers MacGregor, who joined as a flight commander and ended the war with 7–8 kills, including his last two in Camel B6299, marked with distinctive red and white striping and a white “B” for B Flight.
