A German seaplane brought down from a height of 12,000 feet by French anti-aircraft guns in a village behind the lines. The pilot was killed, and the observer, who was uninjured, taken prisoner. The illustration shows the warplane, which was practically undamaged except for the motor being torn away during the machine’s enforced descent.
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1440, 29 November 1917, Page 28
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54A German seaplane brought down from a height of 12,000 feet by French anti-aircraft guns in a village behind the lines. The pilot was killed, and the observer, who was uninjured, taken prisoner. The illustration shows the warplane, which was practically undamaged except for the motor being torn away during the machine’s enforced descent. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1440, 29 November 1917, Page 28
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