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Record Number: 32068


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I flew the 1˝ Strutter—great machine. News of Chadwick in The Daily Sketch. He had been compelled to land through engine failure in a field near Tirelemont and couldn't set fire to his machine as he had no matches. Was helped away by peasants ... Hope he will soon be with us again.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

3 Nov 1916

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Coudekerque
other location: Coudekerque Airfield

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Charles Philip Oldfield Bartlett

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Jan 1889

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Flight Sub-Lieutenant, 5 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Daily Sketch

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

32068

Source:

Print

Author:

C. P. O. Bartlett

Editor:

Chaz Bowyer

Title:

Bomber Pilot 1916-1918

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

n/a

Page:

28

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

C. P. O. Bartlett, Chaz Bowyer (ed.), Bomber Pilot 1916-1918, (London, 1974), p. 28, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32068, accessed: 01 June 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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