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| Picture No | 10218579 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | Flight Sub-Lieutenant R.A.J. Warneford, R.N |
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Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford of the Royal Navy Air Service. Warneford became the first airman to destroy a Zeppelin in the air, by dropping bombs on LZ-37 over Bruges on the 7th June 1915, an act for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Warneford is pictured wearing his flying 'gear' - helmet, goggles, jacket and gauntlets.
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| Source | Photograph by Birkett in 'The Illustrated London', 12 June 1915, page 749 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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