A remarkable exploit of Captain Bone, one of the well known British airmen [Lithograph of a painting by Lieutenant Henri Farré]

Lithograph of a painting by Lieutenant Henri Farré featuring a biplane shooting down an enemy aircraft, circa 1914-1918. Part of a series of eight lithographs depicting World War I aerial imagery.

Typed caption: "A remarkable exploit of Captain Bone, one of the well known British airmen. Perceiving an enemy airplane coming to drop bombs on houses near the shore, he gave chase, overtook it, and sent it plunging down into the sea. From a painting by Lieut. Henri Farré."

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