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On 31 January 1919, Rudolf Piirile, a Bolshevik pilot of Estonian
heritage, defected to Estonia with his Sopwith 1½ Strutter
ex-RAF s/n A.2409, near the Võõpsu settlement in Estonia.
Piirile had been serving with the Soviet 10th Rifle Corps at the
time of his defection. Though in poor condition upon arrival,
Estonian mechanics were able to re-skin and repair the Strutter
- which received the number “3", while she served in the EADF.
In December of 1921, she was no longer airworthy, and was
removed from active service.
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