Picture No | 10822907 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | RFC after reconnaissance work on Western Front, WW1 |
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The pilot and observer of a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane are helped back to their rest quarters after returning from a reconnaissance mission over the Western Front. The Sphere magazine reports that, "The effect of rarefied atmosphere, however, passes off rapidly after a good sleep." Note the plane's camera held in the hand of one of the soldiers.
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Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere, 15 April 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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