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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 1917 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Flying Corps (RFC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Metz-en-Couture, Pas-de-Calais 62 -
 France
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down 14/4/1917 by air ace Heinrich Gontermann (Jasta 5) over Metz-en-Couture, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France (at approximate Coordinates: 50°04′06″N 3°03′52″E)
Sources:
1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.phpgermany/gontermann.php
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Gontermann
3. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/gontermann.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2018 21:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2021 20:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 03-Jul-2022 01:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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