Armstrong-Whitworth FK8 A2706 was being utilised for a Line Patrol on 14th September 1917
Its crew comprised:
- H Colmore
- CR Field
The RFC Casualty Report shows “Machine left aerodrome at 1.30 and collided with Armstrong-Whitworth FK8 B255 at about 3.00. Machine came down in a spin and crashed into a tree (28.U.21.b .Ploegsteert Wood); pilot broke both legs and fractured his skull; observer strained back”.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
H Colmore and CR Field
H Colmore and CR Field were admitted to hospital and struck off strength of the squadron
[Source: RAF Museum]
Armstrong-Whitworth FK8 A2706
The aircraft was struck off charge of the squadron and the RFC on 14th September 1917
