Mid-air collision Accident Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a B679,
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Date:Thursday 7 March 1918
Time:
Type:Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
Owner/operator:Royal Flying Corps (RFC)
Registration: B679
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dollymans Farm -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Rochford Aerodrome
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two RFC aircraft crashed following a mid-air collision at night, in an attempt to intercept a German raider.
Involved were Captain Henry Clifford Stroud of No. 61 Squadron RFC flying an S.E.5a, B679, and Capt Alexander Bruce Kynoch of No. 37 Squadron RFC in a Royal Aircraft Factory BE 12, C3208.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_before_1925

Revision history:

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