| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E03866 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road, Westhoek |
| Date made | 10 October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A Royal Flying Corps (RFC) RE8 aircraft serial B506? which crashed on the battlefield at ...
Description
A Royal Flying Corps (RFC) RE8 aircraft serial B506? which crashed on the battlefield at Westhoek. It was compelled to land through engine failure. The dumbell insignia on the rear fuselage indicates 21 Squadron RFC. The words `Gold Coast No. 7' painted under the cockpit probably indicate the aircraft was the seventh presented to the RFC by the Gold Coast, a then British Colony in Africa.