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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 1918 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Airco DH.9As |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | F1010 |
| MSN: | WA8459AMA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Kaiserslauter, Bundesland, Rhineland-Palatinate, -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bettoncourt airfield, Vosges, Lorraine (Fr.) |
| Bettoncourt airfield, Lorraine (Fr.) |
The aircraft force landed intact near Kaiserslauter, Germany after suffering combat damage.
The pilot South African William Bodley and Observer Captain Andrew Glover Inglis escaped uninjured and became prisoners of war (POW)
The aircraft was stored in Europe from 1918 until the remains were recovered from Poland by the Royal Air Force Museum in 1977. A full restoration was carried out by the Museum and the aircraft was put on display in 1983.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/77-A-921-DH-DH9A-F1010.pdf
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/17324230992/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._110_Squadron_RAF
https://www.targeta.co.uk/hendon_museum.htm
https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/101972-captain-andrew-glover-inglis/
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1180883
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._110_Squadron_RAF
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2020 15:40 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 11-Oct-2020 21:21 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 25-Jul-2024 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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