Summary
Aerial photograph of another aircraft, taken from above, flying over cultivated countryside. This particular plane has no insignia but appears to be an RE8. This image also appears in the album ST 41220 (MM 113610).
One of an album of 32 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, 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 also contains images of what appears to be either the Second or Third Gaza Campaigns. The album ST 41220, from the same source, contains copies of some of the images in this album.
Description of Content
Image depicting an aircraft, in the bottom middle of the photograph, flying over what appears to be cultivated land. The image has been taken from above the aircraft.
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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Date Made
Middle East, circa 1918
Date of several images in album. -
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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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
98 mm (Width), 73 mm (Height)
Approximate dimensions [margins of the photograph are obscured by the window mount of the album]
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Keywords
Aerial Photographs, Military Memorabilia, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
