Picture No | 10824000 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Zeppelin machine gunners by Matania, WW1 |
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Zeppelin machine gunners attempting to beat off a British aeroplane attack. The gunners are positioned on a 9 foot platform above the bow end of the airship, which pitched and rolled with the swaying airship, which frequently nose-dived in order to avoid searchlights and shells. A light wire fencing prevented the men rolling off the roof of the airship. This view of the platform was reconstructed by artist Fortunino Matania after an examination of a fallen Zeppelin.
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Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere, 9 December 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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