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ORIGINAL!RARE! WW1 ROYAL NAVY AIR SERVICE CMDR. K.S. SAVORY\'S NIEUPORT “ BLUEBIRD “ PHOTO
RARE! WW1 ROYAL NAVY AIR SERVICE COMMANDER K.S. SAVORY \'S NIEUPORT “ BLUEBIRD “ WITHK.S. SAVORYSTANDING WITH HIS HAND ON HIS HEAD NEXT TO THE WRECKAGE.1917PHOTO.
SAVORY, Kenneth Stevens ( b.1894 - d.1932 )
Squadron Commander, DSO, Royal Naval Air Service, Distinguished Service Order - awarded as per London Gazette dated 29 August 1917.\"In recognition of his services on the night of July 9th, 1917, when a successful attack was carried out against the Turkish-German fleet lying off Constantinople. When the Goeben, surrounded by warships (including submarines) had been located the attack was made from a height of 800 feet. Direct hits were obtained on the Goeben and on the other enemy ships near her. Big explosions took place on board them, followed by a heavy conflagration. The War Office at Constantinople was also attacked, and a direct hit obtained.\" A Bounty of £ 350 was awarded for the destruction of the Turkish destroyer Yardigar-I-Milet by the British aeroplane 3124. According to the affidavit of Flight Commander McClelland, on July 9th, 1917, he was on board the aeroplane, which was making a raid on the Goeben at Constantinople. He was accompanied by Flight Commander K.S. Savory RAF / DSO the senior officer on board, who is now in West Africa, and Lieutenant P.T. Rawlings, RNVR [since deceased]. From a height of 800 feet they dropped bombs on enemy submarines and destroyers lying close to the harbour wall. As a result, the Turkish destroyer in question was sunk and destroyed. Seventy persons were believed to be on board.\"
PERIOD EYEWITNESS HAND ID\'d ON THE REVERSE:
\" Bluebird \" Nieuport
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE THROUGHOUT WITHSOME VERY LIGHT HANDLINGFROM ITS 105+ YEARS .
SHARP FOCUS and VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
DIMENSIONS: 4 3/8\" x 25/8\"
THE POST WAR PORTRAIT PICTURE PROVIDED IN WITH THE PICTURES OF \"K.S. SAVORY \" IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS LISTING.
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