Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
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Accession Number | P00826.291 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1919-10-21. CAPTAIN G.C. MATHEWS, FORMERLY OF NO. 4 SQUADRON, AUSTRALIAN FLYING ...
Description
LONDON, ENGLAND. 1919-10-21. CAPTAIN G.C. MATHEWS, FORMERLY OF NO. 4 SQUADRON, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS (AFC), ABOUT TO ATTEMPT TO FLY TO AUSTRALIA IN A SINGLE ENGINED SOPWITH WALLABY AIRCRAFT WITH SERGEANT T.D. KAY, FORMERLY OF NO. 3 SQUADRON AFC, AS ENGINEER. THE FLIGHT REACHED BALI ON 1920-04-19 WHERE A FORCED LANDING DAMAGED THE WINGS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED THERE.
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