Identifier2011-03-07_image_073SourceThe Edward I. Sproull Photograph Album (2011-03-07), Box 1DescriptionPhotograph 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.]
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