E01445 Accession Number: E01445

Description

Captain G. C. Wilson MC DCM, near Baizieux, seated in an D.H.5 A9449, '1' aircraft with which he did effective bombing and harassing work during the Cambrai Battle of November 1917, thereby earning for himself the MC. Standing near the propeller is 2348 1st Air Mechanic Henry Alexander Momsen. The white band round the fuselage was, at the time the photograph was taken, the official Squadron marking.

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Accession Number
E01445
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1 December 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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