PORT PHILLIP BAY, VIC. 1916-07-23. THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A MILITARY AEROPLANE IN ...

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Accession Number P00588.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Leckie, Harry Victor
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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PORT PHILLIP BAY, VIC. 1916-07-23. THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A MILITARY AEROPLANE IN AUSTRALIA BY AN ACCREDITED AIR FORCE PHOTOGRAPHER - H.V. LECKIE - SEATED ON A BOX BEHIND THE PILOT, LIEUTENANT FLOCKHART, ABOARD A BRISTOL BOX KITE AIRCRAFT. CAMERA HELD OVER HEAD AND POINTED BACK THROUGH PROPELLER. (DONOR: R.H. LECKIE)