Summary
Photograph of a group of grounded aircraft of various types, most likely RE8s, at the No. 1 Australian Squadron base at Weli Sheikh Nuran. A similar photograph appears in the book 'Fire in the Sky: The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War' by Michael Molkenton, p. 78. This image also appears in the album ST 41221 (MM 114547).
One of an album of 24 black and white photographs of the Middle East during World War I, probably taken by Australian Flying Corps photographer Norman Henry Clutterbuck, the maternal uncle of the previous owner Ray Kerby. The album mostly contains aerial photographs of locations around the Middle East including Jerusalem, Jericho, Gaza and Jaffa some of which appear to be duplicates of photographs found in the war diaries of the No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, held at the Australian War Memorial. The album ST 41221, from the same source, contains copies of some of the images included in this album.
Description of Content
Image depicting at least half a dozen grounded aircraft in a line. The aircraft appear to be out in the desert.
Physical Description
Black and white photographic print on paper
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mr Ray (Raymond) V. Kerby, Aug 1987
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer (Probable)
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Previous Owner
Mr Ray (Raymond) V. Kerby
Previous owner of the album in which the photograph appears. His name is inscribed in the front of the album. He was the nephew of the probable photographer, Norman Henry Clutterbuck. -
Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in white ink on the support underneath the bottom right corner of the photograph: 'LINED UP'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
100 mm (Width), 75 mm (Height)
Approximate dimensions [margins of photograph are obscured by the window mount of the album]
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Keywords
Aerial Photographs, Air Forces, Military Memorabilia, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Aircraft
