ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80007
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Date: | Monday 20 November 1916 |
Time: | 09:40 |
Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c |
Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RFC |
Registration: | 2767 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | South of Grandcourt, Somme department in Hauts-de-France. -
France
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:20.11.1916: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c No.2767 of 15 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Manfred von Richthofen in his Albatros D.II, 491/16 of Jasta II, south of Grandcourt, Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Both crew - Lt. Thomas Henry Clarke and 2nd Lt. James Lees - survived, and were taken as POWs. This incident was Von Richthofen's ninth victory in air-to air combat
Sources:
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http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.php 2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_victories_of_Manfred_von_Richthofen Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Jan-2019 22:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
22-Jan-2019 11:51 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
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