ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139889
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 January 1918 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A8906 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Yvrench, 9mls NE of Abbeville in the Somme. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baizieux (Francie) |
| Lozinghem | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lt.Truscott in Se.5a (A8906) travelling from Baizieux to Lozinghem came down at French. Pilot Ok.
Cause pilot left at 10:30 a.m. had to land owing to dense snowstorm at 12 noon. Damage front lower member broken. Fittings on fuselage for U/C broken. Btm. front R. and L. elevators broken. Prop. shaft bent. Prop. broken. Returned to 1 A.D. for repair.
On 9/01/1918, 2nd Lt. L.S. Truscott AFC was uninjured when a snow storm forced a landing at noon at Yvrench, 9mls NE of Abbeville in the Somme. Lt. Truscott was on a transit flight from Baizeaux to Lozinghem. A8906 was badly damaged with the lower front member and fuselage undercarriage fit-tings broken, and was taken to 2AD and then to 1AD for repairs, returning to No.2 Sqn with Lt. Les Truscott at the controls at 10:40 on 21/03/1918, with yet another HS-35 engine fitted, No. WD1201407.
Sources:
First World War Diaries - AWM4, Sub-class 8/5 No 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Various including my own written records of individual SE5A in AFC service.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2011 10:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Nov-2011 11:14 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 19-Aug-2023 05:25 | Sharpienoone | Updated [[Date, Time]] |
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