| Place | Middle East |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01034.035 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor group portrait of No 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Marked with an X is Canadian ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of No 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Marked with an X is Canadian Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) R C Steele and next to him, marked with an O is German Aviator Oberleutnant Gustav Adolf Dittmar of Fliegerabteilung 300 unit. Dittmar's aircraft was shot down on 8 October 1917, practically intact, into AIF Light Horse lines near Beersheeba by a Bristol fighter aircraft flow by 2nd Lt Steele. Dittmar was taken prisoner of war (POW).