ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 79470
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| Date: | Monday 18 June 1917 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A4290 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hof Struywe, N of Ypres, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
18.6.1917: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A4290, 9 Squadron, RFC. Shot down at 13:15 hours local time by air ace Manfred von Richthofen in his Albatros D.III, over Hof Struywe, Square V.42, north of the city of Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium (at approximate co ordinates 50.895887°N, 2.855759°E). Both crew - Lt. Ralph Walter Elly Ellis and Lt. Harold Carver Barlow (attached from the 20th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers) - were killed. The incident was Manfred Von Richthofen's 53rd 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/1541389/ellis,-ralph--walter/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/739868/barlow,-harold-carver/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2019 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2019 16:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 10:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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