ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 79455
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 May 1917 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c |
| Owner/operator: | 52 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 7209 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Havrincourt, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France Region -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
9.5.17: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c No.7209 from 52 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Werner Voss, and Exploded in flight (possibly hit and punctured fuel tank) over Havrincourt,a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in Hauts-de-France in France (at approximate Coordinates: 50°06′43″N 3°05′13″E). Both crew - Lieutenant Roland Humphrey Coles (on attachment from the West Somerset Yeomanry) and Second Lieutenant John Charles Sigismund Day (on attachment from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment) - were KIA Killed In Action). The incident was Werner Voss' 26th 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_Werner_Voss
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havrincourt
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/248155/coles,-/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/248209/day,-john-charles/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2019 00:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2019 12:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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