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RE8 A4397 aircraft "D" of No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps, an early model. This aircraft was named "Sylvia", and piloted by Captain Reg Francis. Volume VIII of the Official History notes: "Francis’s machine, No. A4397, made a record in the British air forces on the Western Front by performing 440 hours 35 minutes’ service-flying, and making 147 trips across the line. The pilot and the squadron were specially congratulated by G.H.Q. The previous best record was 427½ hours’ service-flying." The aircraft was brought back to Australia in 1919 for the Memorial's collection, but unfortunately was destroyed (while crated for transport) in an accidental fire just outside the Melbourne Exhibition Building in 1925.
AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS
AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS
AN RE8 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. A4397, FROM NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS, WHICH SET A RECORD FOR BRITISH FORCES ON THE WESTERN FRONT BY COMPLETING 440 HOURS OF SERVICE FLYING 147 FLIGHTS ACROSS
PHOTOGRAPH OF RE8 A4397 OF NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS. THIS IS AN EARLY RE8 WITH A SMALL FIN. TAKEN BY 1485 KENNETH HENDERSON MCCLEOD OF NO. 3 SQUADRON AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS. This aircr
An RE8 Aircraft named Sylvia, of 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), with Lieutenant (Lt) Rupert Christopher Fenwicke, Observer, sitting in the cockpit (left); Lt Jack Joseph Pengilley, Pilot,
UNITED KINGDOM. C. 1918. A ROYAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY RE8 RECONNAISSANCE TWO SEAT AIRCRAFT. THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS A ROYAL FLYING CORPS MACHINE BUT THE RE8 WAS ALSO USED WITH GREAT SUCCESS BY THE AUSTRALIAN
