A01299 Accession Number: A01299

Description

An aerial photograph taken from a height of 200 metres at 11 am on 23rd April, 1918, from a German aeroplane showing two ships, one of the ships, a British cruiser, is on fire during the daring raid on Ostend and Zeebrugge. (This photograph was given to Captain C Mills, AIF, by a German naval officer in Berlin in June, 1919.)

Details

Accession Number
A01299
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
23 April 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Captain C Mills.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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