Sujet

Swagger stick, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Swagger stick, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. First World War wood swagger stick with bullet cartridge tip and brass handle, owned by Lt. Wes D. Archer. Wes Archer, an American with Canadian parents, joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. He was shot down in 1918. He returned to the United States in 1920 and wrote "Death in the Air: The War Diary and Photographs of a Flying Corps Pilot".

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A88_204

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,0Mo (812,1Ko) / 46,1cm x 25,5cm / 5443 x 3016 (300dpi)

Mots clés

education country flight color war location Armed Forces century staff aviation first world war concept Army warfare Air Force United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution World War I WWI World War One National Air and Space Museum Educational Institution 1910s 20th century air and space museum American America USA 1st World War RFC Royal Flying Corps scientific institution swagger stick WW1 object united states Unknown Archer Heritage Art NASM Wesley D. Archer Wesley D. Wes Archer Wes Lt. Wes D. Archer Overall: Wood and Brass PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories