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| Date: | Thursday 7 June 1917 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Sopwith Pup |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Flying Corps (RFC) |
| Registration: | A7314 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pas de Calais, Hauts-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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