Accident Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d A6430,
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Date:Saturday 9 June 1917
Time:day
Type:Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d
Owner/operator:20 Sqn RFC
Registration: A6430
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Warneton, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ste. Marie-Cappel, France
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 9 June 1917, two days after scoring their final victory together, Cubbon and Thayre attacked an Albatros two-seater and sent it down in a smoking nose dive. Captain Frederick James Harry Thayre M.C., M.I.D., Captain Francis Richard Cubbon M.C. & Bar, were in their F.E.2d aircraft, A6430, when it received a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire from K Flak Battery 60 near Warneton, Nord Department, Hauts-de-France (at approximate Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E) and both men were killed. A German message drop confirmed their deaths to the British authorities, but their graves remain undiscovered.

Sources:

1. Aeroplane Monthly, July 2011
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Thayre#Killed_in_action
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/777141/thayre,-frederic-james-harry/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Cubbon#Killed_in_action
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/746329/cubbon,-francis-richard/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Feb-2012 07:00 harro Added
08-Feb-2012 07:01 harro Updated [Country, Source]
08-Feb-2019 01:03 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Feb-2019 12:55 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]

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