E03728 Accession Number: E03728

Description

A Wolseley S.E.5A type of aircraft flying low near Lille. Fitted with a 180 H.P. Viper (Hispano-Suiza) engine, these machines were successfully employed up to the time of the Armistice for aerial fighting, ground target shooting, and low bombing.

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Accession Number
E03728
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original quarter plate negative
Date Made
16 November 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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