G00518 Accession Number: G00518

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Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 1915. Close up of Commander C R Samson about to start on a flight in a Nieuport 10 aircraft modified to single seat fighter with Lewis gun armanent pointing through upper wing to clear prop. Commander Samson commanded No. 3 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Wing, based on Tenedos Island, which took part in the operations at the Dardanelles.

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Accession Number
G00518
Photographer
Lieutenant Ernest Brooks
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Admiralty Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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