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Date: | Tuesday 20 November 1917 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airco DH.5 |
Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RFC |
Registration: | A9278 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Bapaume -
France
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Baizieux (Francie) |
Destination airport: | Bapaume |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Lt.Holden in DH5 (A9278) left aerodrome Baizieux (Francie) at 8:20 a.m. on Special mission . Machine was badly damaged by enemy aircraft and flow back to A.L.G. Bapaume. Damage Elevator control shot away. B.L. main Ribs shot through. L/Rear U/S strut shot through, R. and L. shot through, Tail plane shot through, Petrol tank shot through, Central section strut shot through in fact everything was shot through. All pilot got was one in the solo of rubber boot, and one which split his high boot at the knee , but neither bullets pierced the skin.
Sources:
First World War Diaries - AWM4, Sub-class 8/5 No 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Revision history:
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31-Oct-2011 03:02 |
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01-Nov-2011 03:36 |
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14-Nov-2011 01:45 |
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