ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80137
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1917 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | A4165 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Léger, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France region -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St. Omer, Pas-de-Calais department, France |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
19.3.17: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 A4165 of 59 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Werner Voss over Saint-Léger, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Both crew of the R.E.8 - Captain Eldred Wolferstan Bowyer-Bower (aged 22, on attachment from 3rd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment) and Second Lieutenant Eric Elgey (aged 25, on attachment from the Royal Field Artillery) - were Killed In Action. The incident was Werner Voss's 20th 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_Werner_Voss
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/568659/bowyer-bower,-eldred-wolferstan/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/568741/elgey,-eric/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2019 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2019 16:10 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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