H11938 Accession Number: H11938

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"GETTING READY FOR AN AIR BATTLE" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG189) S.E.5A PILOT LIEUTENANT KNIGHT, NO. 1 SQUADRON RAF, SEATED IN HIS AIRCRAFT, DEMONSTRATES HOW TO CHANGE THE DRUM MAGAZINE ON A LEWIS MK III MACHINE GUN BY PULLING THE GUN DOWN ON THE FOSTER OVER THE WING MOUNT.

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Accession Number
H11938
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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