Sujet
Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, 9 September 1917. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, 9 September 1917. Guynemer (1894-1917) became the first French ace to attain 50 victories, a mark he reached at the end of July 1917. As his tally grew, Guynemer was lionized by the French press and became a national hero, with his exploits going some way to taking the public's mind off the appalling losses being sustained in the trenches at the time. On 11 September 1917, with a total of 53 kills to his credit, Guynemer was apparently shot down after attacking a German observation plane. Neither his aeroplane nor his body were ever found.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1917
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C13_296
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
89,9Mo (2,9Mo) / 42,1cm x 53,5cm / 4971 x 6324 (300dpi)