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Date: | Tuesday 2 October 1917 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airco DH.5 |
Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RFC |
Registration: | A9271 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Villers Qutreaux -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Baizieux (Francie) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Pilot 2/Lt Agnew left on patrol from Baizieux at 10:40 am and was last seen over Villers Outreaux. Machine was not seen decending. No enemy aircraft were seen in the vicinity other than a two-seater which being pursued by patrol machine and pilot struck off as missing. The machine crashed engine failure while returning from patrol over Villers Qutreaux. Pilot and POW injured
Crew:
2/Lt. Cumberland Frasco Agnew (Aus.pilot) - RFC - POW
Source 2 has 2Lt Agnew repatriated 29 Nov 1918.
Sources:
1. First World War Diaries - AWM4, Sub-class 8/5 No 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
2.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/files/_cascards.txt Revision history:
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