First German plane to fall on British soil, 1939
Front cover of The Sphere with a photograph of the first German plane, a bomber, which crash-landed over the East Lothian hills in October 1939. Two of the crew were killed and one wounded. The pilot, who had attempted to control the plane, taxi-ing through the heather in an effort to rise again, was unhurt
Picture No
10610834
Media ID
46687242
Size
3500px x 5246px
(1.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph on the front cover of The Sphere, 4 November 1939
Date
1939
