Picture No | 10638451 |
Date | 1919 |
Description | Aeroplane raid over Afganistan, 1919 |
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An aeroplane used over Afganistan as part of the North West India frontier war in 1919. British planes were sucessfully employed to bomb native tribesmen, such as the Kazha section of the Madda Khel Waziris, into submission. Some tribesmen are shown here take cover by lying flat or hiding behind rocks.
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Source | Drawn by H.W Koekkoek in The Illustrated London News, 6th Decemeber 1919 page 907 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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