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Officer's service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Lincoln Bennet Company Ltd.

Officer's service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. Creator: Lincoln Bennet Company Ltd.

2-839-710 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Officer's service cap, Royal Flying Corps, ca. 1910s. First World War O.D. billed cap with RFC badge and RAF cloth badge worn over band, 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".

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Creator
  1. Lincoln Bennet Company Ltd, attributed to: : Maker, manufacturer
People Related
  1. Wesley D. Archer: American: Pilot
Medium
  1. Wool, cotton, silk?, copper alloy, threads, fabric, leather
Picture Type
  1. Object
  2. Personal equipment-helmets & headwear
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4532x3626
File Size : 48,144kb

Aliases

  1. A19830192000
  1. NASM-A19830192000_PS01.txt
  1. 0990010294
  1. 2-839-710
  1. 2839710
  1. A19830192000
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