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Formed: 01 September 1915 at Hounslow
Mobilized: 07 February 1916
Insignia:  
Aces: 33  
Victories: 175 Claimed
122 Confirmed
Losses:   Killed in Action (KIA)
  Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA)
  Wounded in Action (WIA)
  Prisoners of War (POW)
 
The first single-seat fighting scout squadron, 24 Squadron was formed at Hounslow with personnel and aircraft from 17 Squadron on 1 September 1915. The squadron was posted to France on 7 February 1916.
 
Aces Aircraft COs Aerodromes
1 Ireland Tom Hazell 23
2 England Ian MacDonald 20
3 South Africa Horace Barton 19
4 Australia Andrew Cowper 19
5 USA William Lambert 18
6 Ireland George McElroy 16
7 England Herbert Richardson 15
8 England Ronald Mark 14
9 Ireland Patrick Langan-Byrne 10
10 England Alan Wilkinson 10
11 England Selden Long 9
12 England James Dawe 8
13 England Reuben Hammersley 8
14 England Eric Pashley 8
15 Scotland John Andrews 7
16 Canada Bernard Beanlands 7
17 England Alfred Brown 7
18 Canada Conway Farrell 7
19 Canada George Foster 7
20 England Arthur Knight 7
21 England Cyril Lowe 7
22 Scotland Peter MacDougall 7
23 England Herbert Redler 7
24 USA Hilbert Bair 6
25 England Stanley Cockerell 6
26 Ireland Sidney Cowan 6
27 England John Daley 6
28 England Kelvin Crawford 5
29 England Henry Evans 5
30 Scotland Thomas Harries 5
31 Canada George Johnson 5
32 England Walter Longton 5
33 England Henry Woollett 5
1 Avro
2 Martinsyde
3 Curtiss
4 Caudron
5 Morane-Saulnier N
6 Farman
7 D.H.2
8 D.H.5
May 1917
9 S.E.5
1 England Lanoe Hawker
28 Sep 1915
1 Netheravon
13 Nov 1914
2 St. Omer
07 Mar 1915
3 Bailleul
29 Mar 1915
4 St. Marie Cappel
29 Mar 1918
5 Clairmarais South
13 Apr 1918
6 Fienvillers
05 Aug 1918
7 Senlis-le-Sec
06 Oct 1918
8 Bouvincourt
26 Oct 1918
 
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