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| Date: | Tuesday 2 October 1917 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airco DH.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A9271 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Villers Qutreaux -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baizieux (Francie) |
Pilot 2/Lt Agnew left on patrol from Baizieux at 10:40 am and was last seen over Villers Outreaux. Machine was not seen decending. No enemy aircraft were seen in the vicinity other than a two-seater which being pursued by patrol machine and pilot struck off as missing. The machine crashed engine failure while returning from patrol over Villers Qutreaux. Pilot and POW injured
Crew:
2/Lt. Cumberland Frasco Agnew (Aus.pilot) - RFC - POW
Source 2 has 2Lt Agnew repatriated 29 Nov 1918.
Sources:
1. First World War Diaries - AWM4, Sub-class 8/5 No 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/files/_cascards.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2010 05:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Jul-2011 00:25 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2011 00:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2011 13:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2011 01:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Feb-2021 15:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-Mar-2021 18:26 | Castleace | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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