ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78971
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 22-AUG-1914 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro 504 |
| Operator: | 5 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Flanders -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
One of the RFC aircraft was the first British aircraft to be shot down by the Germans, on 22 August 1914. The pilot was 2nd Lt. Vincent Waterfall and his navigator Lt Charles George Gordon Bayly (both of 5 Sqn RFC)
Sources:
Airplanes nr.147
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_504
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/478797/WATERFALL,%20VINCENT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2010 05:52 | harro | Added |
| 02-May-2013 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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