Accident Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d 6252,
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Date:Sunday 4 March 1917
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic be2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d
Owner/operator:8 Sqn RFC
Registration: 6252
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:South of Berneville, 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:
4.3.17: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d 6252 8 Squadron, RFC. Shot down in flames by air ace Werner Voss South of Berneville, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France (at approximate Coordinates: 50°15′59″N 2°40′20″E). Both crew - Sergeant Reginald James Moody (Service Number 626, aged 22) and Second Lieutenant Edmund Eric Horn (aged 19 on attachment from 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment) - were Killed In Action (KIA). The incident was Werner Voss' 12th 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://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/91478/moody,-reginald-james/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/91257/horn,-edmund-eric/
5. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/moody-r.j.-reginald-james
6. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/horn-e.e.-edmund-eric

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2019 20:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
22-Jan-2019 11:49 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]

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