Friday 17 November 1916 – We Lost 532
by greatwarliveslost
Sidney Edward Cowan
Captain Charles Edward Piercy Henderson MC (Royal Field Artillery) is killed in action at Martinpuich at age 29. He invented an anti-aircraft gear in 1913, is a balloonist and holds a Royal Aero Club flying certificate.
Today’s losses include:
- The inventor of an anti-aircraft gear
- A balloonist
- A holder of a Royal Aero Club flying certificate
- A 7-victory ace
- One of the Royal Flying Corps first aces
Today’s highlighted casualties include:
- Captain Sidney Edward Cowan MC (Royal Flying Corps) is killed at age 19 in a crash following a mid-air collision with an aircraft flown by Second Lieutenant William Fitz-Robert Spencer Saundby. Both pilots are killed while Cowan is a 7-victory ace and one of the Royal Flying Corps first aces. His brother will be killed serving in the Royal Flying Corps in November 1917
