| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01894.003 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Probably Germany. c.1915. Portrait of Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke (left) and Reserve-Lieutenant Max ...
Description
Probably Germany. c.1915. Portrait of Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke (left) and Reserve-Lieutenant Max Immelmann, German fighter pilots. Boelcke (1891-1916), universally acknowledged as the first true fighter pilot, was also a gifted instructor whose pupils included Max Immelmann (d.1916). Together with other pilots they created the famous `Fokker scourge' of the Western Front from 1915 to 1917. (Original modern print housed in AWM Archive Store)