[Captured German Gotha G.III aircraft on display, France]

Photograph of a captured German Gotha G.III aircraft on display, France, circa 1917-1919. The caption notes that the aircraft was shot down by French fighter ace Georges Guynemer on February 8, 1917.

Inscription: Avion boche bi-moteurs abattu lors d'un combat aerien par Guynemer. (Jon 31) Le 8 Fevrier 1917. [Translation: German bi-engine aircraft shot down during an aerial combat by Guynemer on February 8, 1917.]

Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

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