royalaircraftfactoryre8

14 photos tagged royalaircraftfactoryre8, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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Gun to protect the photographic machine

  • Strafemall said:
    Ack ack guns are artillary pieces on the ground designed to shoot down flying aircraft . This is simply a Lewis machine gun used for defensive purposes on the RE8 .
  • thegreatlandoni said:
    Strafemall ... Correct. ... The gun mount is a "Scarff Ring". ... They often had twin Lewis machine guns side-by-side on the Scarff Ring. The "gunner" was also the "observer" and took recon photos with a camera mounted in his cockpit and aimed at the ground through an opening in the bottom of the plane. When the plane was attacked he manned the Lewis guns.

Cheery pilot and observer with their mascot pup ready for a flight over the German lines

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  • Jill Jichetti said:
    Gee whiz! Found the National Library of Scotland via the feature on my log in page on Flickr--featured on the Flickr blog! My grandfather was an American military photographer during World War II. I think I have no more words to share now.
  • B.l.u.e.S.k.y. said:
    Great description about this moment.... Thanks!
  • Howard33 said:
    Guilty of wrecklessly endangering a cute puppy. The poor critter doesn't even have a safety belt, and when that machine gun goes off it is enough to freak any dog.
  • fulvue said:
    It looks a posed image indeed, cute as it is. The machinegun (I believe a Lewis Gun adapted for aerial use) does not appear to have its characteristic 'pancake' magazine in place. The 'swivel' attachment was called a "Scarfe Ring", and I guess this is also an RE8 observation aircraft rather than a fighter. The observer doubles as a gunner for protection, but they were slow and vulnerable. The RE8 was knick-named the "Hary Tate" after a musichall star of those days.
  • bad boy? said:
    Great description about this moment.... Thanks! crusher machine and stone crusher in shibang group

R.A.F. men with their pet rabbits at a Squadron near the lines

  • wakethesun. said:
    How neat! I've been organizing all of the animal photos from The Commons and haven't seen any others that mention rabbits being kept by soldiers. The one on the left and the center one are both Dutch rabbits.
  • saramurphy100 said:
    wakethesun. shudders! Lily or Lou at battle.