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| Date: | Friday 8 March 1918 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn AFC |
| Registration: | C5380 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Savy airfield -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Savy (France) |
| Savy |
Lt.Hosking in C5380 went up at 15:00 and landed at 15:20. Engine cut out owing to pilot sleeve knocking switches. Machine turned over twice. Pilot Ok. Back of machine completely broken. Planes etc damaged. Struck off.
Sources:
https://www.awm.gov.au//collection/records/awm4/subclass.asp?levelID=1436
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2011 00:55 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Feb-2021 14:37 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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