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| Date: | Sunday 6 January 1918 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | B55 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lozinghem, canton Auchel -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baizieux (Francie) |
| Auchel (France) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lt.Lawson left aerodrome Baizieux and crashed at Auchel on landing at 5:15 p.m. Machine caught fire and pilot was burnt to death. Cause flat turn spinning nose dive from 400ft.
Returning from battle action at the height of 400 feet sprained control, spun and crashed. Once burned to ground. Apparently it was a mistake pilot or mechanical problem.
Sources:
https://www.awm.gov.au//collection/records/awm4/subclass.asp?levelID=1436
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2011 08:46 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Nov-2011 11:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Nov-2011 06:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 15:03 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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