H11941 Accession Number: H11941

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"PILOT'S DEADLY MACHINE GUN" (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG193) [S.E.5A PILOT DEMONSTRATES FIRING THE OVER WING LEWIS MK III AERIAL MACHINE GUN WHEN PULLED BACK ON THE FOSTER MOUNT. THIS WAS A FAVOURITE ATTACK TACTIC USED BY JAMES MCCUDDEN VC, AGAINST GERMAN TWO SEATERS]

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Accession Number
H11941
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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