Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 45 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force.Formed during WWI at Gosport on 1 March 1916 as Number 45 Squadron, the unit was first equipped with Sopwith 1 Strutters which it was to fly in the Scout role. Deployed to France in October of that year, the Squadron found itself suffering heavy losses due to the quality of its aircraft. This did not change until it transitioned to the Sopwith Camel in mid-1917. Transferred to the Austro-Italian front at the end of 1917, 45 Squadron there engaged in ground attack and offensive patrols until September 1918 when it returned to France. Assigned to the Independent Air Force, 45 Squadron provided long range bomber escort till the end of the war.