[Serviceman working on captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft]

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Identifier1989-12-12_image_056Parts1989-12-12_image_056_01SourceThe Herman J. Sommerhauser World War I Photograph Album (1989-12-12), Folder 1DescriptionPhotograph of a serviceman working on a captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft, France, circa 1918-1919. This captured German aircraft was shot down by Eddie Rickenbacker and Reed Chambers on October 2, 1918 and was repainted to commemorate its status as a trophy plane. Text painted on the fuselage reads: "Trophy of 1st Pursuit Group. Shot down by Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker & Lt. Reed Chambers, 94th Aero Squadron, Oct. 2nd, 1918."

Inscription: "France, 1918-19."

Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919.Creation Datecirca 1918-1919SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918SoldiersUnited States. Army. Air ServiceUnited States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94thHannover CL IIIaAirplanes, MilitaryPlaceFranceOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Herman J. Sommerhauser World War I Photograph Album/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense

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