ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143534
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| Date: | Friday 6 April 1917 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Flying Corps (RFC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thelus-Rouvroy, 6 miles southeast of Lens, Pas-de-Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
6.4.17: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8, Royal Flying Corps. Shot down by air ace Karl Menckhoff (Jasta 3) over Thelus-Rouvroy, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens (at approximate Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 2°54′16″E). The incident was his second victory in air to air combat.
Sources:
1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.phpgermany/menckhoff.php
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Menckhoff
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2019 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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