A view of the Somme Valley above Corbie, looking east. Richthofen, the famous German airman, was ...

Accession Number	E02400
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white - Film original negative nitrate other
Maker	Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made	France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Corbie
Date made	26 April 1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A view of the Somme Valley above Corbie, looking east. Richthofen, the famous German airman, was killed whilst flying over the trees on the ridge on the right.

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