ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80556
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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1918 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn AFC |
| Registration: | B525 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 miles east of Villers Brettoneaux -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Bellevue (Francie) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crew:
2/Lt. Archibald Royce RACKETT (pilot) AFC - POW
On 1/06/1918, B525 joined 11 other A/c in 2 Flights, departing La Bellvue airfield at 18:00 for an offensive patrol 20klm E of Villers Brettoneaux, in the Somme, in northern France. At 13500ft the 12 A/c engaged 8 Pfalz and Fokker Scouts. Lt .A.R. Rackett damaged one Pfalz D.III and a Fokker DR.1 before the engine in B525 failed and he was forced to land behind enemy lines at Bourchoir, between Amiens and Roze. Lt. Archie Roye Rackett was recorded as MIA on 16/06/1918 – this has been suggested as the 1st victory of Vzfw Georg Schalk of Jasta 34. Lt. Rackett was captured and beaten before being interred at Landshut POW Camp, then at Strailsund POW Camp, for the remainder of the War. Lt. Rackett was returned to the UK on 1/01/1919 and repatriated to Australia on the SS Anschises III on 22/03/1919. B525 was struck off charge on 16/06/1918 but the final fate of this A/c is unreported.
Sources:
ORB 2 Sqn AFC
Compiled from AWM, RAF, The Aerodrome and various internet sites
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2010 13:41 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Oct-2017 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2023 06:07 | Sharpienoone | Updated [[Location, Operator]] |
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