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Colin · 20 July 2008, 12:09 AM

Matt, ".....Some limited flying was done from Kilwa Kiswani early in January 1917 but the increasingly waterlogged state of the airfield forced both the 26 Sqn RFC and 7 Sqn RNAS to store their Voisins and return to the coast, leaving the dismantled machines to be cared for by a small rear party. Operations from Kilwa would not recommence until May 1917 – once the airfield had dried out......."
The full account of RNAS operations in German East Africa appears in Cross & Cockade International, Vol 38, 2007and is recommended reading.

20 July 2008, 12:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Colin Observer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3	RNAS Kilwa Matt, ".....Some limited flying was done from Kilwa Kiswani early in January 1917 but the increasingly waterlogged state of the airfield forced both the 26 Sqn RFC and 7 Sqn RNAS to store their Voisins and return to the coast, leaving the dismantled machines to be cared for by a small rear party. Operations from Kilwa would not recommence until May 1917 – once the airfield had dried out......." The full account of RNAS operations in German East Africa appears in Cross & Cockade International, Vol 38, 2007and is recommended reading.