‘Betty’, No. 3 (Naval) Squadron, Apr – May 1917
Pilot Flight Commodore J.S.T (Joe) Fall
Joseph Stewart Temple Fall, DSC & Two Bars, AFC (17 November 1895 – 1 December 1988) was a Canadian aviator, military officer, and First World War flying ace credited with 36 aerial victories
Fall was born on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He was accepted into the Royal Naval Air Service on 23 August 1915, arriving in England in January 1916. He flew Sopwith Pups for some time in No. 3 Squadron RNAS and achieved a total of 11 victories (3 in this aircraft). A further 2 kills would be claimed with No. 3 Squadron in a Sopwith Camel, before transferring to No. 9 Squadron where he scored the remainder of his victories.
This aircraft was built by the Sopwith Aviation Company
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Wingspan:
Original
5.89m
8.07m
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Original
5.89m
8.07m
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Original
5.89m
8.07m
3rd
1.963mm
2,690mm
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8th
736mm
1,009mm
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24th
245.4mm
336.3mm
4th
1,473mm
2,018mm
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9th
654mm
897mm
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32nd
184.1mm
252.2mm
5th
1,178mm
1,614mm
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10th
589mm
807mm
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48th
122.7mm
168.1mm
6th
982mm
1.345mm
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12th
491mm
673mm
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72nd
81.8mm
112.1mm
7th
841mm
1,153mm
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16th
368mm
504mm
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144th
40.9mm
56.0mm
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7th – 8th Scale
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4th – 5th Scale
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5th – 6th Scale
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144th Scale
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72nd Scale
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48th Scale
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32nd Scale
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24th Scale
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