ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 79123
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1917 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 5769 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boileux-Boiry, 6 miles S of Arras, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de- -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
24.3.17: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d No.5769 from 8 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Werner Voss over Boileux-Boiry, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, 6 miles (10 km) south of Arras (at approximate Coordinates: 50°12′39″N 2°46′57″E). The crew - Lieutenant Hugh Norton and Second Lieutenant Reginald Alfred William Tillett - were both KIA (killed In Action). The incident was Werner Voss' 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_Werner_Voss
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boisleux-au-Mont
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/91523/norton,-hugh/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/91813/tillett,-/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2019 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2019 05:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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