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A DESERT YACHT, USED AT THE FLYING SCHOOL, MOASCAR, TO ACCUSTOM GRADUATES TO "WIND DIRECTION". THIS YACHT WAS IN USE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS FROM 1917-02, AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT IT WAS USED ALL THE TIME THE FLYING SCHOOL WAS STATIONED AT MOASCAR. (DONATED BY MAJOR L.C. TIMPERLEY.)
A MAURICA FARMAN (PUSHER) AEROPLANE, USED IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE GREAT WAR FOR ACTIVE SERVICE, AND LATER IN FLYING SCHOOLS ONLY, PHOTOGRAPHED IN EGYPT AT THE MOASCAR FLYING SCHOOL IN 1917. (DONATED
REINFORCEMENTS MARCHING OUT OF THE TRAINING CAMP AT MOASCAR, FOR THE FRONT, AFTER THE 2ND BATTLE OF GAZA. 1917-04. (DONATED BY MAJOR L.C. TIMPERLEY.)
THE MESS HUT USED BY "B" SQUADRON, 10TH A.L.H. REGIMENT. AT THE RAILHEAD, SERAPEUM. (DONATED BY MAJOR L.C. TIMPERLEY.)
HOTCHKISS MARK 1 .303 MACHINE GUN USED FOR ANTI-AIRCRAFT ATTACK ON AN IMPROVISED MOUNT MADE FROM THREE WIRE ENTANGLEMENT ANGLE POSTS, WHICH PROVED VERY EFFECTIVE. IT WAS ERECTED BY TROOPER HYDE (HOLDI
B" SQUADRON 10TH A.L.H. REGIMENT. MAKING TRENCHES AT GEBEL HABITA, IN SINAI. THE SCOOP WAS DESIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THE SQUADRON., LT. RODSTED. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN LAST 1916-03. (DONATED BY MAJOR L.C. T
WESTERN DESERT. TROOPS LIKE THESE MANNING HIGHLY MOBILE ANTI- TANK GUNS BROKE ROMMEL'S PANZERS BY MAKING CONTACT ALL THROUGH THE DESERT WHERE IT WAS LEAST EXPECTED.
