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Formed: August 1916 at Wyton
Mobilized: October 1917
Insignia:  
Aces: 13  
Victories: 200+ Claimed
  Confirmed
Losses:   Killed in Action (KIA)
  Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA)
  Wounded in Action (WIA)
  Prisoners of War (POW)
 
65 Squadron was formed at Wyton in August 1916 and was posted to France in October 1917.
 
Aces Aircraft COs Aerodromes
1 Scotland John Gilmour 36
2 Canada Joseph White 22
3 England Maurice Newnham 18
4 South Africa Thomas Williams 9
5 England William Bland 7
6 Canada Alfred Leitch 7
7 England Eric Brookes 6
8 England Jack Cunningham 6
9 Canada Harry Symons 6
10 England Godfrey Bremridge 5
11 England George Cox 5
12 Canada Edward Eaton 5
13 USA Gordon Tod 5
1 Sopwith Camel
   
 
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