An Australian RE8 aircraft shows the distinctive marks painted on the wings and fuselage of the ...

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Accession Number E02403
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half-plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Savy
Date made October 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An Australian RE8 aircraft shows the distinctive marks painted on the wings and fuselage of the machine, for purposes of identification when in flight. The insignia of a white square seems to have been stuck on and is peeling off, probably a temporary marking. [3/4r.p]