British fighter plane, WWI by George Ranstead

A British single seat fighter plane up in the sky during aerial combat (though no other planes seems to be about). Note the exploding shells all around. Drawn by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War. Ranstead was one of many soldiers of WWI who took up drawing as a hobby. His subjects range from wartime humour to pictures of pretty girls and are clearly influenced by images in the illustrated magazines of the period

Exploding Ranstead Shells

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