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WORLD WAR I, ROYAL AIR FORCE- PHOTOGRAPHY An album of photographs of military aeroplanes, buildings, operators, etc. at Netheravon airfield during World War I, evidently compiled by a member of the wireless and telegraphy corps, [c.1917-18] image 1
WORLD WAR I, ROYAL AIR FORCE- PHOTOGRAPHY An album of photographs of military aeroplanes, buildings, operators, etc. at Netheravon airfield during World War I, evidently compiled by a member of the wireless and telegraphy corps, [c.1917-18] image 2
WORLD WAR I, ROYAL AIR FORCE- PHOTOGRAPHY An album of photographs of military aeroplanes, buildings, operators, etc. at Netheravon airfield during World War I, evidently compiled by a member of the wireless and telegraphy corps, [c.1917-18] image 3
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WORLD WAR I, ROYAL AIR FORCE- PHOTOGRAPHY
An album of photographs of military aeroplanes, buildings, operators, etc. at Netheravon airfield during World War I, evidently compiled by a member of the wireless and telegraphy corps, [c.1917-18]

1 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
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WORLD WAR I, ROYAL AIR FORCE- PHOTOGRAPHY

An album of photographs of military aeroplanes, buildings, operators, etc. at Netheravon airfield during World War I, evidently compiled by a member of the wireless and telegraphy corps, approximately 160 gelatin silver prints, all loose mounted, some with ink caption on verso, all with white ink caption on mount, images typically 55 x 80mm., a few slightly larger, contemporary cloth, rubbed, small oblong 4to, [c.1917-18]

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A good album of photographs of aeroplanes located at the Royal Air Force airfield at Netheravon during the First World War, compiled by, and possibly taken by an unidentified military wireless operator. The majority depict aeroplanes on the ground, in flight or - approximately 20 - crashed, the captions succinctly describing the reasons and sometimes the name of the pilot (ie. "Results of diving too steeply whils machine gunning on ground target. 2/Lt Overbury"). Includes images of De Havilland IV, VI and IX, Bristol Fighter (Rolls Royce 250hp), Hispano Suiza, Sopwith Pup (including camoflagued "Crocodile" and "Harlequin"), Sopwith Camel, Armstrong Whitworth 160h.p. Beardmore, B.A.T. "invented by Capt. Barnswell", Handley Page Bomber and others.

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