Accident Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g 2814,
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Date:Saturday 17 March 1917
Time:17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic be2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g
Owner/operator:16 Sqn RFC
Registration: 2814
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:West of Vimy, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France region -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
17.3.17: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2g, No.2814, 16 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Manfred von Richthofen in his Halberstadt D.II, west of Vimy, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Both crew - 2nd Lt. George MacDonald Watt (aged 27) and Sgt. Ernest Adam Howlett (Service Number L/8861, aged 26, on attachment from 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment) - were killed

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/492781/watt,-george-macdonald/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/492566/howlett,-ernest-adam/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jan-2019 16:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
26-Jan-2019 16:37 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]

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