Remarks: La Ferte Alais based AJBS/Memorial Flight owned and operated Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a replica taxiing during La Ferte Alais 2007 Airshow. This great looking S.E.5a has many original parts like Hispano-Suiza engine, fuel tank and instruments. It is painted for the April 1918 era markings of RAF No. 56 Sqn C'1096 flown by a Canadian ace Lieutenant H.J. "Hank" Burden. Captain Burden scored total 16 victories and 13 with C'1096. No. 56 Squadron was a the first RFC S.E.5 unit in April 1917. It was also a very succesful RFC/RAF unit with 26 Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5/S.E.5a aces.
Remarks: La Ferte Alais based AJBS/Memorial Flight owned and operated Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a replica during La Ferte Alais 2007 Airshow. This great looking S.E.5a has many original parts like Hispano-Suiza engine, fuel tank and instruments. It is painted for the April 1918 era markings of RAF No. 56 Sqn C'1096 flown by a Canadian ace Lieutenant H.J. "Hank" Burden. Captain Burden scored total 16 victories and 13 with C'1096.
Remarks: Taking off. Painted for the colours of Lt. H.J. "Hank" Burden from 56 sqn April 1918. This great looking S.E.5a has an originial 200hp Hispano-Suiza engine. Plane is named "Maybe".
