Frank Hurley: Returning from Battle

Machines returning to the Hangars

Aircraft Returning from the War Zone

This Frank Hurley photograph of machines returning to the hangars captures aviation as part of the daily rhythm of war. It suggests the cycle of departure, danger and return that shaped flying units during a period when air warfare was still developing rapidly.

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