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Composite photo of downed German plane at Karm, near Tel-el-Fara, Palestine, October 1917.

The machine is an Albatros D.III, serial 636/17. Oberleutnant Gustav Adolf Dittmar of Fliegerabteilung 300 was flying 636/17 when he was taken PoW at Wadi Gaza on 8 October 1917. Dittmar was brought down after a fight with 2Lt R C Steele (a Canadian) and Lt J J Lloyd-Williams from No 111 Squadron RFC, who were flying in Bristol F.2b A7194. 2Lt Steele was awarded the DSO for the exploit.
(Information from Gareth on the Great War forum).

Detail of writing on fuselage

"The Jacko plane brought down at [Karm]. Our patrols were on him to quick for him to burn his plane.

Palestine Sept. 1917." (actual date apears to be 8 Oct 1917).

Many thanks to Geoff Smith and Bill Woerlee on the Light Horse forum, 28 April 2006.

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