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Description
Photograph of a captured German fighter plane in France, ca.1915. The plane is grounded at center and its nose is facing to the left. It is a biplane with two seats and an inline engine mounted in its nose. Large German cross insignia are painted on the underside of the canvas wings, and a machine gun is mounted behind the back seat. The plane is surrounded by a tall brick wall, and several people are looking down at the plane from the top of the wall. Photoprint reads: "A.E.F., Albatross".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w 12 x 18 cm., 21 x 25 cm. photographic prints photographs
U.S. History--World War I--American Expeditionary Force Transportation--Air--People in aviation World War, 1914-1918 Airplanes, Military United States--Armed Forces Germany--Armed Forces Military areas
Time Period
circa 1915
Place
France
Source
1-233- [Microfiche number] 11644 [Accession number] CHS-11644 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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