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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1917 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Flying Corps (RFC) |
| Registration: | A2815 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vimy Ridge, near Lens -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by air ace Manfred von Richthofen in his Albatros D.III. Both occupants died in the crash.
Aged 18, pilot Keith Ingleby Mackenzie was the youngest victim of the Red Baron in the Great War, and his observer Guy Everingham, 22, was also killed.
Sources:
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.php
https://sites.eveyo.com/news/world-news/211856-piece-of-canvas-ripped-from-the-wing-of-a-british-wwi-plane-downed-by-the-notorious-german-ace-the-red-baron-is-set-to-sell-for-%c2%a33,000.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2016 12:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2021 19:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 14-Feb-2021 19:59 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
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