| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | EXDOC006 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 leaf: 17 cm x 21 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
von Preussen, Friedrich Karl |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Lagnicourt |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/118/007 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Friedrich Karl von Preussen (Prinzen)
Description
Collection relating to service of Prinzen Friedrich Karl von Preussen, Commander 41st Reconnaissance Flight, France 1917. Collection includes a note in German relating to an incident involving the German airman and men of 26 Battalion AIF.
History / Summary
This item may have been on exhibition in the Australian War Memorial at either Melbourne or Sydney, in either original or photographic reproduction.
Document reads "An, Royal-Fl-Corps. Es wird hoflichst ersucht, auf dem Luftwege Mitteilung zu machen uber Befinden und Verbleit des am 21.3.17. nachmittags 4 56 [degree symbol] zwischen Vaulx und Lagnicourt zur Landung gezwungenen Prinze Friedrich Karl von Preussen. Eine Deutsche Fagdstaffel."