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Object Details
Date 1917 Country of Origin France Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Ailes Glorieuses, 1914 - First Enemy Airplane Shot Down by Frantz Artist Henri Farré, 1871-1934
 Physical Description Offset, Lithograph, Print, Ailes Glorieuses, 1914 - First Enemy Airplane Shot Down by Frantz, depicting a yellow biplane trailing smoke being followed by a white bi-plane with red, blue, and white. French pilot Sgt. Joseph Frantz and his mechanic/gunner, Louis Quénault, shot down a German biplane near Reims to record what is considered the first official aerial combat victory. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 39.1 × 50.6cm (1 ft. 3 3/8 in. × 1 ft. 7 15/16 in.)
 Inventory Number A19350067044 Credit Line Gift of Mr. Fay Leone Faurote Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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