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In the past I have emphatically stated that the Sopwith Triplane never met the Fokker triplane in combat. I fear that a small slice of humble pie might have to be eaten here:-
On the 24th September 1917, the day after Voss was downed, Naval 1 flew a 10 triplane offensive patrol from Bailleul at 4.45pm. They encountered 8 enemy scouts which included amongst their number 1 triplane. The encounter seems to have been completely uneventful but it does look as though both triplane types were briefly in the same vicinity at the same time.
Would this have been MvR? If not, who was it on an early evening patrol?
Mike
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