Clairmarais aerodrome, at Clairmarais, Pas-de-Calais, France, near St. Omer and not far from Ypres, was an airfield used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and later Royal Air Force (RAF) in the First World War. The site was briefly reused by the Germans during the occupation of France in the Second World War.
Officers of No 1 Squadron, RAF with SE5a biplanes at Clairmarais aerodrome, July 1918. Picture taken by 2nd Lt D McLellan.
Number 1 Squadron, also known as No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was the first squadron to fly a VTOL aircraft. It currently operates Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth.
27 December 1917: No.1 RAF Squadron with Nieuport 17s and Nieuport 24s at Bailleul.
Pilot Officer "Taffy" Clowes climbing into his No. 1 Squadron Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (P3395) at RAF Wittering, in October 1940.
A Harrier in No. 1 (F) Squadron markings at RAF Cottesmore.
No. 1 (F) Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon T3 ZK383 at the 2015 Malta International Airshow.