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Description: | A rare air to air photograph showing a Royal Flying Corps BE.2C aircraft in flight over trench lines in the Grand Bois area. The aircraft has an aerial camera mounted on its starboard side below the pilot's cockpit. The BE.2C was an ideal photographic platform because of its stability in flight. However it was slow and unmaneouverable, rendering it vulnerable to German attack. At this time, British reconnaissance aircraft were accompanied by at least three fighters on missions over the Western Front and were also forced to carry out their missions at greater altitude.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Royal Flying Corps official photographer | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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