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No. 98 Squadron Royal Flying Corps    No 98 Squadron formed as a day bomber unit at Harlaxton on the 30th of August 1917 from a nucleus from No 4 Training Squadron. They moved to Old Sarum the next day to equip with DH9s. In April 1918 it was redesignated No. 98 Squadron, Royal Air Force. They proceeded to France in April 1918 and were at once engaged in repelling the German attack of Operation Georgette. 10th of July 1918 Training 30th August 1917 New Squadron formed 3rd April 1918 On the Move 11th Apr 1918 Operations 12th Apr 1918 Operations 25th Apr 1918 Aircraft Lost 3rd May 1918 Aircraft Lost 25th May 1918 On the Move 6th June 1918 On the move 11th June 1918 Attack on railway junction 24th June 1918  14th July 1918 Low Level Attacks 2nd August 1918 Move back to British lines 8th August 1918 Lines of Communication Targeted 3rd September 1918 Bombing raids 1st October 1918 Unreliable 30th October 1918 Air Battle If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 263430 2Lt. Irving Aloysius "I.A." Peers 98 Squadron I.A. Peers joined the Imperial Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and received his training at Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada. When sent to Europe, he was stationed with No. 98 Squadron, a bombing unit. His plane, an Airco DH9, was shot down over Belgium in 1918 and he was a POW in Rastatt, Germany for the duration of the war. Upon his repatriation and return to the US, he enlisted with the Navy and was stationed in Great Lakes, Illinois for training. In March 1920 he deserted and went AWOL. Story is he became a barnstormer and because he was in trouble for deserting, he changed his name to Arthur J Doyle. Eventually he changed his name back to Irving Aloysius Peers. I.A. was a door-to-door salesman. It's not known exactly why he kept moving west away from his Boston family but eventually he and his wife along with their children settled in Rochester, NY. Irving Peers died suddenly in 1948 at age 49. Jesse Peers Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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