Incident Sopwith Pup A7314,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143132
 
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Date:Thursday 7 June 1917
Time:11:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPUP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sopwith Pup
Owner/operator:Royal Flying Corps (RFC)
Registration: A7314
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pas de Calais, Hauts-de-France -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
7/6/1917: Sopwith Pup, Royal Flying Corps. Shot down by air ace Max Ritter von Müller (Jasta 28). Sopwith Pups A7314 & A6157 were shot down on this date with the pilots taken prisoner and B1719 crashes after being shot up.

Sources:

1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.phpgermany/muller3.php
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ritter_von_M%C3%BCller_(aviator)
3. http://www.flieger-album.de/geschichte/portraits/portraitmaxrittervonmueller.php
4. https://www.kingstonaviation.org/sopwith-day-by-day/1917.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Feb-2019 00:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Source]
09-Feb-2019 00:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Feb-2021 20:03 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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