Accident Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A3190,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 79113
 
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Date:Friday 13 April 1917
Time:08:58
Type:Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
Owner/operator:59 Sqn RFC
Registration: A3190
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Between Vitry and Brebières Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
13.4.1917: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A3190. Shot down by air ace Manfred von Richthofen of Jasta 11, in his Albatros D.III, between Vitry and Brebières, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Both crew of the R.E.8 - Capt. James Maitland Stuart Royal (aged 20, of the Flying Corps and the 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) and Lt. Maurice Herbert Wood (MID, Royal Flying Corps and 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment) - were killed. The incident was Manfred Von Richthofen's 41st victory in air to air combat

Sources:

1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.php
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_victories_of_Manfred_von_Richthofen
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1671519/stuart,-james-maitland/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/774977/wood,-maurice-herbert/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2019 20:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
06-Feb-2019 16:22 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]

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