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Formed:July 1917 at Northolt
Mobilized:March 1918
Insignia: 
Aces:17 
Victories:140Destroyed (DES)
85Out of Control (OOC)
Losses: Killed in Action (KIA)
 Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA)
 Wounded in Action (WIA)
 Prisoners of War (POW)
 
74 Squadron, known as the "Tiger Squadron," was formed at Northolt in July 1917 and posted to France in March 1918.
 
AcesAircraftCOsAerodromes
1WalesIra Jones37
2EnglandEdward Mannock36
3EnglandBenjamin Roxburgh-Smith22
4New ZealandKeith Caldwell16
5South AfricaAndrew Kiddie14
6EnglandSydney Carlin10
7New ZealandFrederick Gordon9
8EnglandFrederick Hunt9
9EnglandClive Glynn8
10EnglandGeorge Hicks8
11EnglandWilfred Young8
12EnglandHenry Dolan7
13EnglandHarris Clements6
14CanadaGeorge Gauld5
15EnglandPercy Howe5
16USAFrederick Luff5
17USAHarold Shoemaker5
1 S.E.5
2 S.E.5a
  Keith Caldwell
 
 
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