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INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
| Hour, | Date | Place | Summary of Events and Information | Remarks and references to Appendices |
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. | 20/11 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 21/11 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ | ST. OMER -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- -Do- | Reconnaissance Reports received & communicated to G.H.Q. Telegram to IInd Corps re No. 6 Squadron not being required to carry out Strategical Reconnaissance. Message from G.H.Q. re Hostile Aeroplanes – & action. Message from IVth Corps asking for Wireless Machine & action Message from No. 4 Squadron. Telegram to No. 4 Squadron re return to ST. OMER. Message from IVth Corps re observers. Message from No. 4 Squadron re return to ST. OMER. Message from R.F.C. 1st Corps (No. 4 Squadron O.C.) re Wireless Machine: and copy to O.C. Wireless Unit. Work done by No. 5 Squadron – and Map Tracing. Information re Russian Forces. Summary of Information. Orders for Reconnaissance. Summary to Squadrons. Reconnaissance Reports received & communicated to G.H.Q. Orders for Reconnaissance to No. 3 Squadron. Action by No. 3 Squadron. Message from G.H.Q. re German machine captured. Telegram to Indian Corps. Letter from Army Council to Field Marshal re Organisation of R.F.C. and G.O.C. R.F.C.’s reply. Information from the French. Message from G.H.Q. 1 (a) re German machine captured by Indian Corps. Work done by No. 5 Squadron. Summary of Information. Orders for Reconnaissance. Reconnaissance Reports received & communicated to G.H.Q. Report from No. 5 Squadron re machine brought down by Lieut. Small (observer) and Lieut Strange (Pilot). (Note: This is the first German machine known to have been brought down by fire from another machine. Neither passenger or observer were injured on either side. The German pilot evidently got flurried and tried to land, but was outmanoeuvred by Lt. Strange., (who was flying an AVRO. The Officers & Observers of both this machine and the one captured by the Indian Corps were examined and replied as in 26B & 26C.) | 1A – K. Reconn 758-767 2A 3A – 3D. 4A. – 4C. 5A. 6A. 7A. 8A. 9A. & 9B. 10A. & 10B. 11A. 12A. 13A. 14A. 15A. – K. Reconn 768 – 777 16A. 17A. 18A. 18B. 19A.) Extracted to General Ring 19B.) File of R.F.C. – 3/12/14 20A. & 20B. (18A) 22A. 23A. 24A. 25A. C. R778780 26A 26B & 26C. |
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