ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78993
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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 1917 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 5785 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km N of Loos, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
4.3.17: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c 5785 of 2 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Manfred von Richthofen in his Halberstadt D.II, 1 km North of Loos, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Département du Nord, France; the B.E.2c actually returned to base safely. Of the two crew, Lt. James Benjamin Evelyn Crosbee (pilot) was unhurt; Sgt. John Edward Prance DCM was WIA (Wounded In Action). The incident was Von Richthofen's 22nd 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loos,_Nord
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2019 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2019 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2019 16:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2022 13:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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