Biplane overhead, artillery gun firing, soldier cheering – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Biplane overhead, artillery gun firing, soldier cheering in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Biplane overhead, artillery gun firing, soldier cheering
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Here a biplane passes overhead while an artillery gun fires below, and a soldier raises a cheer, a combination that puts the airplane and the big gun in the same moment. Biplanes of this kind were common during the First World War, when aircraft often worked with artillery, spotting targets and reporting where shells landed so gunners could correct their aim. The soldier's cheer hints at the mix of purpose and morale that marked front-line life, where a plane overhead could mean either support or danger. The picture is a useful reminder of how closely aviation and ground artillery were tied together in that era.
| Original scan | 1,123 × 1,440 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g02977_ |
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