No. 35 Squadron (also known as No. XXXV (Madras Presidency) Squadron) was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. History World War I No. 35 Squadron was formed on 1 February 1916 at Thetford, training as a Corps reconnaissance squadron. In January 1917 the squadron moved to France, equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8, beginning operations during the Battle of Arras, working alongside the Cavalry Corps, throughout 1917 (which later resulted in the Pegasus winged horses head in the Squadrons' badge). From 19 August to 5 October 1917, the squadron was based at La Gorgue, in Northern France. A flight of Bristol Fighters supplemented its F.K.8s between February and July 1918. The squadron was deployed in support of the Fifth Army during the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, making many attacks against German troops on the first day of the offensive, 21 March, dropping 116 25-lb bombs that day. It continued to carry out low level attack operations against German troops in addition to its normal reconnaissance duties throughout the German attacks, also being employed on night bombing attacks. The squadron operated in support of III Corps during the Battle of Amiens in August 1918, and during the attack on the Hindenburg Line in September 1918. The squadron started to re-equip with Bristol Fighters again in October 1918, but this process was not complete by the end of the war in November that year. It returned to RAF Netheravon in March 1919 and disbanded on 26 June 1919. Between the Wars On 1 March 1929 the squadron reformed at Bircham Newton, and was initially equipped with Airco DH.9As, re-equipping with the Fairey IIIF in November that year. In 1932, its IIIFs were replaced by an improved development, the Fairey Gordon. As a response to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the squadron was posted to the Sudan in late 1935, returning to RAF Worthy Down in August 1936, and re-equipping with the Vickers Wellesley. On 12 April 1938 the squadron converted to the Fairey Battle. World War II On the outbreak of World War II, No. 35 Squadron was designated a training unit, supplementing its Battles with Avro Ansons and Bristol Blenheims late in 1939. The squadron disbanded after being absorbed into No. 17 OTU along with No. 90 Squadron at RAF Upwood, on 8 April 1940. The squadron reformed on 5 November 1940 as part of 4 Group at