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Formed: July 1917 at Northolt
Mobilized: March 1918
Insignia:  
Aces: 17  
Victories: 140 Destroyed (DES)
85 Out 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.
 
Aces Aircraft COs Aerodromes
1 Wales Ira Jones 37
2 England Edward Mannock 36
3 England Benjamin Roxburgh-Smith 22
4 New Zealand Keith Caldwell 16
5 South Africa Andrew Kiddie 14
6 England Sydney Carlin 10
7 New Zealand Frederick Gordon 9
8 England Frederick Hunt 9
9 England Clive Glynn 8
10 England George Hicks 8
11 England Wilfred Young 8
12 England Henry Dolan 7
13 England Harris Clements 6
14 Canada George Gauld 5
15 England Percy Howe 5
16 USA Frederick Luff 5
17 USA Harold Shoemaker 5
1 S.E.5
2 S.E.5a
  Keith Caldwell
 
 
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