[British servicemen in life raft]

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Identifier2012-10-30_image_094SourceThe John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection (2012-10-30), Box 1DescriptionPhotomechanical print of British servicemen in a life raft, circa 1940s. The caption describes the raft as a "life-saving apparatus" carried by airships and notes that the photo was taken at the RAF exhibition at Grafton Galleries.

Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.Creation Datecirca 1940sSubjectGreat Britain. Royal Air ForceSoldiersLife raftsOriginal Formatphotomechanical printsBibliographic CitationThe John Sylvester Wheelwright World War I Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense

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