ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78996
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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1917 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 6742 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km SW of Thelus, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
1.2.17: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d 6742 Shot down by air ace Manfred von Richthofen in his Halbertstadt D.II, 1 km south west of Thelus, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Both of the two crew were killed: Lt. Percival William Murray (pilot, aged 20, on attachment from 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry) and Lt Duncan John McRae (Canadian). They were officially posted as "missing" on 1.2.17, but deemed to have been KIA (Killed In Action) with effect from 20.9.17. The incident was Von Richthofen's 19th 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/618292/murray,-percival-william/
4. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/murray-p.w.-percival-william
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2019 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2019 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 11:52 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2019 03:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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