Collection related to the service of John Rutherford Gordon Accession Number: P00048.048

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ENGLAND, C.1917-11-23. SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS MOST LIKELY TAKEN BY A HYTHE GUN CAMERA, AN INGENIOUS INVENTION INTRODUCED MID 1916, WHICH WAS AN INVALUABLE AID IN TRAINING FOR FIGHTING IN THE AIR. 'THE HYTHE GUN CAMERA WAS BUILT IN THE FORM OF A LEWIS GUN AND RESPONDED TO THE ACTION OF FIRING BY TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH TOLD THE PUPIL APPROXIMATELY WHERE HIS SHOTS WOULD HAVE HIT.' THESE WERE TAKEN BY SECOND LIEUTENANT JOHN RUTHERFORD GORDON 1917-11-23

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P00048.048
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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