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Date: | Tuesday 25 June 1918 |
Time: | |
Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a |
Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn AFC |
Registration: | C1837 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Eggewaertsceapple - cannot be identified on maps -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Liettres Aerodrome (Fr.) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:25/06/1918 at 13:40, Lt. R.L. Manuel (No. 2 Sqn AFC) joined a 6 A/c 140min offensive patrol of the Line, but had to make a forced landing in Flanders? Lt. Manuel was uninjured but C1867 was wrecked.
Sources:
Australian War Memorial Records - No. 2 Sqn ORB's Apologies - please disregard the Post for C1867 - this was the wrong A/c Serial - should have been C1837! 2AFC 25.06.18 f/l Eggewaertscapelle due oil failure on OP. Lt Manuel Ok AIR 1/856 cas rep 24/img_4443 C1837 SE5a 2AFC 25.06.18 wrecked. SOC FH20:45 AIR 1/988 F SOC 6/img_0029 F SOC C1837 SE5a 200HS 2208 Rep Pk 1ASD 28.06.18 on charge AIR 1/947 D Eng 17/img_1189 OC 1AD
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Apr-2024 10:37 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |