P02882.023 Accession Number: P02882.023

Description

Informal portrait of two pilots, Lieutenant (Lt) Bauman (probably Josef Baumann) and Lt Mathias Wittmann of a German squadron, probably Bayrische Flieger Abteilung 287 (Bavarian Flying Section 287), beside a DFW C V aircraft. Note the machine gun set up in the gunner's station. Two days later this aircraft was burnt and the pilots died in the crash.

Details

Accession Number
P02882.023
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
25 June 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession P02882.023

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