Date:	Saturday 14 July 1917
Time:
Type:	Friedrichshafen FF.33e
Owner/operator:	Marine-Fliegerabteilung
Registration:	841
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Pacific Ocean, 21 S, 169 E -   New Caledonia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	SMS Wolf
Destination airport:	SMS Wolf
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Aircraft carried by armed merchant cruiser SMS Wolf, and was named Wolfchen (Wolf Cub). Developed engine problems while on a reconnaissance flight. Crashed on landing, floats and one wing badly damaged, both crew members uninjured.
Aircraft recovered by SMS Wolf, later repaired to flying status and returned to Germany in early 1918.
Approximate location 21 degrees S, 169 degrees E, places incident close to New Caledonia.

1. https://navymuseum.co.nz/explore/by-themes/world-war-one/hilfskreuzer-wolf/
2. Roy Alexander, 2015, The Cruise of the Raider Wolf, Pickles Partners Publishing
3. https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/ff33/wolfchen.html
4. Gavin McLean, 1990, New Zealand Tragedies Shipwrecks & Maritime Disasters, Grantham House
5. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Wolf_(1913)
6. Bob Carruthers (editor), 2014, The German Air force I Knew 1914-1918, Pen & Sword Aviation

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Sep-2021 09:12	Ron Averes	Added
24-Sep-2021 22:31	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Country, Narrative]
25-Sep-2021 01:10	Ron Averes	Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2022 15:39	Ron Averes	Updated [Operator]