Accident Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a C1796,
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Date:Thursday 2 May 1918
Time:12:30
Type:Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
Owner/operator:56 Sqn RAF
Registration: C1796
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Martinpuich, north of Montauban, -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a C1796: Shot down by air ace Erich Löwenhardt.02/05/1918
Maj.R.Balcombe-Brown flew SE5a C1796 of 56 Sqdn, last seen over Martinpuich in combat with HA and then MIA.
He was the 18th kill of Erich Löwenhardt of Jasta 10.

Sources:

http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.php

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2011 11:59 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative]
11-Apr-2024 17:18 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]

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