ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346124
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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 1918 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn AFC |
| Registration: | B8392 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Novelles -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Serny Aerodrome (Fr.) |
On 7/9/1918 at 05:40hrs, Lt. A.L. Long joined eighteen No.2 Sqn AFC A/c on an offensive patrol and bombing raid on the railyards at and around Lille. At 07:00, after his petrol tank was punctured by a fragment of bomb, Lt. Long made a forced landing at Noyelles in which B8692 was extensively damaged and he was injured (not seriously).
B8932 had been wrecked and was returned to 1ASD on 9/09/1918. On 12/09/1918 1ASD classed the A/c as Not Worthy of Repair (NWR) and B8932 was Struck Off Charge (SOC) The final fate of this A/c is unreported.
Sources:
Various incl 2 Sqn ORB's ex the AWM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2023 06:41 | Sharpienoone | Added |
| 07-Apr-2024 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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