Accident Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g A2815,
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Date:Sunday 8 April 1917
Time:16:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic be2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g
Owner/operator:Royal Flying Corps (RFC)
Registration: A2815
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vimy Ridge, near Lens -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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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