Charles Longcroft: Difference between revisions

By 1914, Longcroft had been promoted to [[major]] and was appointed Officer Commanding [[No. 1 Squadron RFC]]. For the next year and a half, apart from a brief period as a supernumerary, Longcroft was the squadron commander of either No. 1 Squadron or [[No. 4 Squadron RFC]]. During the period 1915 to 1918, he was promoted several times and had command of the RFC's Training Wing, 2nd Wing, V Brigade and Training Division. Longcroft finished the war as General Officer Commanding the 3rd Brigade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/raf-caps/air-land-integration-in-the-100-days-the-case-of-third-army-52888c93ce6e|title=Air/Land Integration in the 100 Days: The Case of Third Army|publisher=RAF Centre for Air and Space Power Studies|accessdate=7 July 2019}}</ref>