The German DIII Albatros diving at a foe, WW1
The German fighter plane, the D III Albatros, which carried a 175 hp Mercedes engine pictured diving at speed towards a British plane below. The aircraft was able to climb to great heights and then descend at speed on to any pilot flying at a lower altitude. It was fitted with two machine guns, one firing forward through the propellor
Picture No
14097169
Media ID
45479660
Size
4700px x 6544px
(5.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Geoffrey Watson in The Graphic, August 1917
Date
1917
