Aircraft Photo of E5757 | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5A | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #140621
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:E5757
Aircraft Original Type:Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5
Aircraft Generic Type:Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5
Aircraft Version:Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5A
C/n (msn):[ E5757 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:2 Sqn
Location
Location:Not known
Country:Not known
 
Photo Date:1918
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 140621
Photo Comment

E5757 was delivered to 2 Sqn of the Australian Flying Corps. 2 Sqn officially 68 Sqn in the Royal Flying Corps to avoid confusion with The RFC's 2 Sqn. The Australians never accepted the RFC number and it was dropped early in 1918. The state library captioned the photo as Egypt, where 2 Sqn was formed in 1916. However it was on the Western Front when it received SE-5As at the end of 1917. Operated from airfields in France and Belgium. Squadron stayed in Europe until 1919. Photo from: State Library of Victoria

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