Number 45 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron, which was established on 1 March 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps, currently provides flying training using Embraer Phenom T1s and operates under the command of No. 3 Flying Training School at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire.
Istrana, Members of No. 45 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, standing in front of a Sopwith Camel aircraft on the airfield
Lieutenant Alan Rice-Oxley was a British pilot during World War I. He became a flying ace in 1918, credited with six aerial victories.
Sopwith Camels of No. 45 Squadron RFC at an airfield in Italy, December 1917.