The prototype Airco D.H.2, then serving with No.5 Squadron, is shot down over the German lines. The pilot, Captain R. Maxwell-Pike, dies of his wounds.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 9 August 1915, https://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1915_08_09.html