ADF-SERIALS
Australian
& New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History
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AEG G.IV
| Allied HQ Serial | Original Serial | Type | Aircraft History |
| G/5 BDE/9 | 588/17 | AEG G.IV |
06/05/1918 Hit by anti-aircraft fire
and landed near Villers Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux at the time was occupied by Australian troops, who had only captured the town two or three weeks before, 17/05/1918 Photographed in the hands of Australian Forces in Amiens, Handed over to British Forces and allocated Allied HQ Serial G/5 BDE/9 Probably shipped to the Agricultural Hall at Islington (UK) for evaluation along with most captured aircraft, Presumed scrapped by February 1919 along with other captured types. |
The Author of this page is Brendan Cowan Source: National Archives of Australia, National Archives, Australian Military Aircraft 1909-1918, Keith Isaacs, AWM, Men & Machines of the Australian Flying Corps 1914-1919, Charles Schaedel, High Adventure, A.H.Cobby, British Military Aircraft Serials 1911-1979, Bruce Robertson, Australian Light Horse Studies Centre, Air Enthusiast Quarterly No 47, Emails: Michael Louey Updated 19 December 2018 |
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