Frank Hurley: Descending into Battle

A machine descending to the hangars of the 1st Australian Flying Corps

Australian Flying Corps and Wartime Aviation

Frank Hurley’s image of an aircraft descending toward the hangars of the 1st Australian Flying Corps gives the page a link to early military aviation. The photo reflects the growing importance of aircraft for observation, movement and the modern visual record of the Great War.

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