58Sqn
Badge: An Owl on a branch
Motto: Alis Nocturnis (On the wings of the night)
58Sqn's North East history
The squadron was formed during the summer of 1916 at
Cramlington using personnel and equipment from the existing 36
squadron. While at Cramlington it performed advanced training
duties. It departed South to Dover in December 1917 and onwards to
France with FE.2b's.
A 'diary' of North East squadron history follows :-
| Date | Event |
| 08/06/1916 | Formed at Cramlington utilising aircraft from 36Sqn with BE.2b & e's (in use until Dec 1917) |
| 22/12/1917 | To Dover |
Representative Aircraft
| BE.2b/c/e | 2782 | 2783 | 2784 | |||