A03183 Accession Number: A03183

Description

A Maurice Farman biplane, the first British aircraft to be brought down by the enemy on the Egyptian front. The photograph was taken at the headquarters of the enemy flying corps. The officers second and fourth on the left are the German pilot and observer of the famous Blacktail Taube, well known on the Palestine front; and standing left and right of the remains of the British aeroplane are the pilot and observer.

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Accession Number
A03183
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
January 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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