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Accession Number | E01178 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Savy |
Date made | 22 October 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Lieutenant (Lt) Stanley George Brearley, pilot, and Lt Robert Harold Taylor, observer, of No. 69 ...
Description
Lieutenant (Lt) Stanley George Brearley, pilot, and Lt Robert Harold Taylor, observer, of No. 69 Squadron (Australian), Royal Flying Corps (RFC), starting out for a night bombing operation from the hangar at Savy. They are seated in a RAF RE-8 aircraft; a two-seater biplane with forward and rear firing machine guns, mostly used in artillery observation and night bombing roles. Note the numerals on the top fuselage decking and white circle Squadron insignia. (See also E01177)