Blog category - Aircraft 1914 – 1918
Experiences of a Prisoner of War in Turkey – Capture
27 November 2007 by Amanda Rebbeck.
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Aircraft 1914 - 1918,Personal Stories, Aerial Operations, Private Records
On 27 June 1918 two Bristol F2B Fighters from No. 1 Squadron AFC, A7236 and B1149, took off on a reconnaissance mission over Kitrine. The two aircraft were piloted by Temporary Captain A. R. Brown/ Lieutenant G Finlay and Lieutenants G. V. Oxenham/L. H. Smith respectively. By the end of the mission Lieutenant Smith had been made a Prisoner of War.
Second Lieutenant Roy Lytton Cummings, No. 5 (Training) Squadron, AFC
24 August 2007 by Amanda Rebbeck.
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Aircraft 1914 - 1918,Personal Stories, Training
A native of Franklin, Tasmania Roy Lytton Cummings enlisted in the AIF on 19 November 1914 and after training was posted to the 3rd Field Ambulance. He embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT A70 (Ballarat) on 9 September 1915 and saw a short period of service in the last month of the Gallipoli campaign.
