Naval 8: The Great War History of a Scout Squadron | Colin Buxton

Over the years, we have filmed quite a lot of speakers at the branch. These have been available to view on the WFA's YouTube channel, and can also be found as 'articles' on the WFA website. However these videos have not been separately grouped for those visiting the Yorkshire branch 'landing page' on the website.

By starting a process of loading these onto the branch page, this makes a number of talks that stretch back to about 2019 'visible'.

In this presentation, Colin Buxton talks about 'Naval 8: The Great War History of a Scout Squadron' - which was given to the branch in November 2022.

This talk looks at Scout operations through the eyes of Naval 8 / 208 Squadron RAF. It examines their experience through the aircraft and airfields that they served with in France.

This was a period of rapid change and the talk looks at details of challenges experienced by flying in scouts and their living environment. Also included are many personal recollections from the characters who flew on the Squadron.