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A German Albatros D5A Scout aircraft Serial No. 5390/17 brought down by members of the Australian Flying Corps, near Armentieres on 17 December 1917. Both the airmen concerned, Lieutenant L. Sandy and Sergeant Gunner H. F. Hughes, were killed in the engagement and their machine flew uncontrolled for many miles and finally landed. During the combat in which they both were killed. Identified, left to right: Second Air Mechanic A. M. Lovegrove; Sergeant Mechanic P. J. Pearce; Chief Mechanic V. Ennis.
A German Albatros D5A Scout aircraft Serial No. 5390/17 brought down by members of the Australian Flying Corps, near Armentieres on 17 December 1917. Both the airmen concerned, Lieutenant L. Sandy and
A German Albatros D5A scout aircraft, at the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) hangars, near Bailleul, in France. This aeroplane was brought down the same day by Lieutenant L Sandy and Sergeant Gunner H F
A view of the German Albatros D5A scout aeroplane brought down by Australian airmen near Armentieres in France on 17 December 1917.
The grave of Lieutenant James Lionel Montague Sandy AFC. Sandy and his observer 559 Sergeant Henry Francis Hughes AFC, of No. 3 Squadron AFC, were attacked by a formation of German fighters while on p
FRANCE. ALBATROS D.VA CAPTURED BY 3 SQUADRON, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS (AFC). (COPIED FROM G J THOMAS COLLECTION). [5390/17, THE AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN BY SANDY AND HUGHES. SEE E1684 TO E1686]
An Albatros Scout D VA Serial aircraft, serial 7416/17 with white-black-white fuselage stripes with '5' at nose, intermediate type national insignia which landed at Jenin after the town had been captu