| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | A05264 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film polyester negative |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Weli Sheikh Nuran |
| Date made | 10 October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Weli Sheikh Nuran, Palestine. 10 October 1917. A German Air Force D III Albatros Scout aircraft, ...
Description
Weli Sheikh Nuran, Palestine. 10 October 1917. A German Air Force D III Albatros Scout aircraft, D636/17, flown by Oberleutnant Gustav Adolf Dittmar of Fliegerabteilung 300 unit. The aircraft had been shot down, practically intact, into AIF Light Horse lines near Bersheeba by a Bristol fighter aircraft flown by Lieutenant R. Steele a Canadian pilot with No 111 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. No 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, members recovered the machine and moved it to their airfield where repairs, including a bullet holed radiator, were carried out returning it to flying condition. This photograph shows General Allenby inspecting the aircraft; by this time British Palmer cord aero tyres had been fitted. (Copied from the G.J. Thomas collection)