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  • George Oates said:
    Do we know where this photo was taken? I'd love to highlight the portrait in Flickr Commons (where I work) - would be good to know more about its background...

Royal Air Force Official Photographs : R.A.F. aerial photograph showing bombs bursting upon an enemy aerodrome in France

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Official photograph taken on the British Western Front in France : The German offensive - Tanks waiting for orders

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  • Seth Gaines said:
    Obviously not created in 1914.
  • russell glen said:
    These are Female tanks of C Company of the Heavy Machine Gun Corps , 3rd Battalion ( this predated the RTR) most likely just before the battle of Flers Courcelette , the tanks are not armed with their Machine guns, and the forward tanks are covered with Netting to hide them from enemy aircraft So a date of Early September 1916 would be a good estimate and the camp in the background shows that it is well away from the fighting lines the tanks were moved up near to the battlefield at night, and concealed in the woods, much to the consternation of the Australian Imperial Forces C19 still exists in the Tank Museum at Bovingdon UK

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