Incident Sopwith 1½ Strutter 5248, Thursday 15 April 1920
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Date:Thursday 15 April 1920
Time:
Type:Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Owner/operator:
Registration: 5248
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Koknese -   Latvia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Spilve airport
Destination airport:Rezekne airport
Narrative:
The aircraft was being flown from Spilve to Rezekne to allow it to take part in the action in Latgale.
Near Koknese, the aircraft had to make a forced landing, suffering minor damage.

Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160718044631/http://latvianaviation.com/Incident%20Reports/1920_04_15.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jun-2024 17:30 cdeleted Added
30-Jun-2024 10:25 cdeleted Updated [Country]

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