Gotha G.IV/ G.V crashed at East Ham

Here we see a Gotha G.IV or Gotha G.V that was shot down over East Ham during the German raid on London of 19 May 1918. The Gotha was flown by Paul Sapkowiak, Hans Thiedke, and Wilhelm Schulte and had dropped its bombs before it was shot down by a Bristol Fighter of No.39 Squadron flown by Lt. Arkell with AM Stagg as observer/gunner

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