ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 79617
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1916 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 5782 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Miraumont, Somme department in Hauts-de-France. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
21.12.1916: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2d No.5782 of 7 Squadron, RFC. Shot down by air ace Werner Voss over Miraumont, Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Of the two crew of the B.E.2c, one, Lieutenant D. W. Davis was wounded in Action (WIA); the other, Second Lieutenant William Martin Vernon Cotton was killed in action (KIA). The incident was Werner Voss's third 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/745646/cotton,-william-martin-vernon/
4. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/cotton-w.m.v.-william-martin-vernon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2019 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 11:52 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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