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Description: | 12th May 1919.
This photographs gives some indication of the size of the huge marquees erected in the arena of Roundhay Park for the Royal Air Force Aircraft Exhibition, due to open on 31st May 1919. The exhibition included displays of British and German aircraft used during the Great War. It also included exhibits such as engines and radio transmitters amongst other artefacts. The souvenir programme describes the object of the exhibition as two-fold, ?firstly to give the public of the north of England an idea of the advances made in aerial warfare and technical aeronautical matters generally, and secondly to augment the funds of Royal Air Force charities.? | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Royal Air Force Aircraft Exhibition war Roundhay Park | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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