P00588.014 Accession Number: P00588.014

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CAIRO, EGYPT. 1916. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN SHOWING THE PYRAMIDS DURING A BOMB RAID ON CAIRO BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. OBERLEUTNANT FALKE WAS THE PILOT AND LEUTNANT SCHULTHEISS THE OBSERVER OF THE AIRCRAFT TAKING THE PHOTOGRAPH. [GERMAN RUMPLER C.1 TWO-SEATER AIRCRAFT OF FLIEGERABTEILUNG 300 IN FLIGHT OVER PYRAMIDS. PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE A FAKE.] ORIGINAL PRINT FOUND ON A CAPTURED GERMAN BY A MEMBER OF THE LIGHT HORSE. (DONOR R. H. LECKIE)

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Accession Number
P00588.014
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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