Wednesday 12 June 1918 – Rigging Test

After yesterday’s adventures, today is a quiet day for Greg with just short flight for a rigging test on E27, which has had its undercarriage repaired overnight:

Log Book

Date: 12.6.18 
Hour: 7.45 
Machine type: RE8 
No.: E27 
Observer: – 
Time: 15 min 
Height: 1000 
Course:  Aerodrome 
Remarks: Rigging test. OK.

Diary

Wednesday June 12th.  E27. Took up E27 for a rigging test.  Rigging OK, Engine rough. Good landing.

Despite a rough engine, a good landing – which must have been a relief after yesterday.

No observer or other passenger was specified, so this was probably a sandbags flight, as explained under ‘Crew’ here:

The Royal Aircraft Factory RE8

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Header image: a brick and stone farm building on the rue de Liettres by the site of the First World War airfield in Rely must have looked much the same 100 years ago.