Incident Airco DH.9A F1010,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243788
 
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Date:Saturday 5 October 1918
Time:c.
Type:Airco DH.9A
Owner/operator:110 Sqn RAF
Registration: F1010
MSN: WA8459AMA
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Kaiserslauter, Bundesland, Rhineland-Palatinate, -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bettoncourt airfield, Vosges, Lorraine, France
Destination airport:Bettoncourt airfield, Vosges, Lorraine, France
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft force landed intact near Kaiserslauter, Germany after suffering combat damage. The pilot South African
William Bodley and Observer Captain Andrew Glover Inglis escaped uninjured and became prisoners of war.

The aircraft was stored in Europe from 1918 until the remains were recovered from Poland by the Royal Air Force Museum in 1977. A full restoration was carried out by the Museum and the aircraft was put on display in 1983.

Sources:

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/77-A-921-DH-DH9A-F1010.pdf
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/17324230992/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._110_Squadron_RAF
https://www.targeta.co.uk/hendon_museum.htm
https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/101972-captain-andrew-glover-inglis/
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1180883
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._110_Squadron_RAF

Images:


Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010


Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Oct-2020 15:40 Peter Clarke Added
11-Oct-2020 21:21 Peter Clarke Updated [Photo]

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