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Date: | Tuesday 20 November 1917 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airco DH.5 |
Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RFC |
Registration: | A9475 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | ? -
France
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | A.L.G. Bapaume |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Capt.Bell in DH5 (A9475) left aerodrome at 7:00 am and was shot down from the ground. Damaged longeron, shot through, Oil and petrol tanks shot through, struck off. Pilot was shot through the chest and was admitted into 23/C Casualty Clearing Station. He lingered until 27.lh. dec and then died.
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 03:26 |
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01-Nov-2011 03:37 |
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14-Nov-2011 01:46 |
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