ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 79467
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Date: | Tuesday 2 April 1918 |
Time: | 12:30 |
Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 |
Owner/operator: | 52 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | A3868 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Hill 104, NE of Moreuil -
France
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:2/4/1918: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A3868, 52 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Manfred von Richthofen in his Fokker DR.I over Hill 104, north East of Moreuil, France. Both crew - 2nd Lt. Ernest David Jones (aged 19) and 2nd Lt. Robert Francis Newton - were killed. The incident was Manfred von Richthofen's 75th 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://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/779487/newton,-robert-francis/ 4.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1574759/jones,-ernest-david/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Nov-2011 12:08 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Country, Narrative] |
03-Feb-2019 20:41 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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