▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Service ▁by ▁Admir alty ▁dict at , ▁not ▁Cab inet ▁decision , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 4 ). ▁While ▁retain ing ▁k ites ▁ 1 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁re organ ised ▁as ▁an ▁' air craft ▁park ' ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Major ▁Charles ▁Long cro ft ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁squad ron ▁commander . ▁A part ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁as ▁a ▁super numer ary ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Long cro ft ▁continued ▁as ▁the ▁squad ron ▁commander ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁reform ed ▁as ▁an ▁aircraft ▁squad ron ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁Av ro ▁ 5 0 4 s ▁and ▁Royal ▁A ircraft ▁Factory ▁B . E . 8 s , ▁crossed ▁over ▁to ▁France ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁It ▁operated ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁reconna issance ▁rôle , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁single ▁seat ▁f igh ters ▁for ▁esc ort ▁purposes . ▁It ▁retained ▁Mor ane ▁Par as ols ▁for ▁reconna issance , ▁until ▁becoming ▁a ▁dedicated ▁f ighter ▁squad ron ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁flying ▁N ieu port ▁ 1 7 s ▁and ▁N ieu port ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁ob sole te ▁N ieu ports ▁were ▁replaced