E04648 Accession Number: E04648

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The remains of a British Spad aircraft which crashed in flames alongside the body of a dead German, near Broodseinde Ridge in the Ypres Sector. Only the tail remains.

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Accession Number
E04648
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
17 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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