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| Date: | Wednesday 26 June 1918 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2e |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Trg Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | C7066 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| RAF Waddington |
Source 1 gives operator as 157USAS/48TS, this may refer to US Army units who were based in Lincolnshire for training during 1918 but no further details have been found.
Hit telegraph post which removed part of left wing, on engine test flight.
Pilot:
Lt R C Ripley (injured)
Passenger:
37885 Pte E A Adams (killed)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/files/_cascards.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2021 17:22 | Castleace | Added |
| 08-Jun-2021 21:05 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jul-2023 09:08 | Nepa | Updated |
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