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EN0544 Accession Number: EN0544

Description

Seamen and officers on board HMAS Australia watch as a Sopwith 1 1/2 strutter biplane aircraft (serial no 5644) takes off from the platform over the gun turret. The first flight by an aircraft from HMAS Australia took place on 18 December 1917; the first first successful flight in a two-seater aircraft took place on 8 March 1918. [See also EN0010, EN0011, EN0018, EN0343, EN0542, EN0543 and P05837.003]

Details

Accession Number

EN0544

Photographer

Unknown

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Black & white - Print silver gelatin

Date Made

1918

Place Made

North Sea

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Donor Associated News Agency

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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