Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2.a, No. 347
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2.a, No. 347, manufactured by the Coventry Ordnance Works, believed to be the first RFC aircraft to land in France, two weeks after the outbreak of the First World War. The pilot, Lieutenant Harvey-Kelley, can be seen lying on the ground to the right, smoking and studying a map
Picture No
49283260
Media ID
49283260
Size
6144px x 3716px
(69MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Flight in The Book of Famous Flyers', page 16
Date
circa 1914
