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Gordon's picks : Camels_148Squadron-AmericanAirService
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Gordon's picks : Camels_148Squadron-AmericanAirService
A well known photo of Camels from the 148th Pursuit Squadron USAS at Petit
Synthe on 6 August 1918. The closest machine, D9516, was lost on 26 August, and the pilot, Lt G V Seibold was killed when his aircraft came down behind the British lines. Strangely, his body was never recovered, and he's one of the three subjects in Neil Hanson's recent book The Unknown Soldier. It's thought likely that a patrol of Camels, from the 17th Pursuit Squadron, saw Seibold when he was under attack by German aircraft, and his fellow Americans flew to his aid, only to lose 6 Camels in a big fight. |
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Gordon's picks : Camels_148Squadron-AmericanAirService
A well known photo of Camels from the 148th Pursuit Squadron USAS at Petit
Synthe on 6 August 1918. The closest machine, D9516, was lost on 26 August, and the pilot, Lt G V Seibold was killed when his aircraft came down behind the British lines. Strangely, his body was never recovered, and he's one of the three subjects in Neil Hanson's recent book The Unknown Soldier. It's thought likely that a patrol of Camels, from the 17th Pursuit Squadron, saw Seibold when he was under attack by German aircraft, and his fellow Americans flew to his aid, only to lose 6 Camels in a big fight. |
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