Aircraft Types Used By Australian Forces 1914 - 1918

Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn

67 Sqd (Australian) RFC

The Maurice Farman MF.11 Shorthorn was a French aircraft developed before World War I by the Farman Aviation Works. It was used as a reconnaissance and light bomber during the early part of World War I, later being relegated to training duties.

A2521

00Sep16 Built as A2521 the 89^th of 100 Maurice Farman S.11 Shorthorn aircraft built by the Aircraft Manufacturing Co Ltd (Airco) in their facility at Hendon, London UK. Built to Contract 87/A/109 dated July 1916 in the Serial Range A2433 to A2532.

00Oct16 Taken on charge by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) for acceptance checks by the Aeronautical Inspection Department at RFC Station Farnborough, Hampshire.

00Mar17 Allocated to the Expeditionary Force Egypt. Aircraft moved to the Southern Aircraft Repair Depot at South Farnborough, Hampshire UK to be prepared for shipment to Egypt.

00Jul17 Received for assembly and testing by X Aircraft Depot (XAD) at RFC Station Aboukir, Alexandria Egypt.

00Aug17 Received by X Aircraft Park (XAP) at RFC Station Kantara, Suez Canal Egypt.

00Aug17 Received for use by No.57 Training Squadron at Ismailia airfield, Egypt.

15Jul17 Engine problems and poor airmanship resulted in an accident in which CPT G.N Wales was injured.

00Sep17 Attached to C Flight, No.67 (Australian) Sqn Training Flight at Ismailia.

25Oct17 On 1^st Solo flight SGT B.G Russon suddenly nosedived and crashed beside the airfield at Ismailia. The aircraft was extensively damaged and SGT Russon was killed in the crash.

AFC Student pilot No.317 SGT Bertie George Russon (31) of Toowoomba QLD was buried in Grave A.42 of the Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery Ismailia, Suez Canal, Egypt. He is also remembered at Location 187 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT.

Ismailia Cemetery

30Oct17 Aircraft struck off charge by HQ 20^th (Reserve) Training Wing

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