War in the Air: Pegoud's Feat. I. D. Sytin Partnership Lithography, 1915. Lubok, World War I.

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This print showing an airplane attacking a train and troops on the ground is from the collection of World War I lubok posters held at the British Library. The caption explains: "Pegoud, a famous French aviator, made two brilliant flights over German territory, reaching nearly 300 versts into the country. His plane had an open cockpit, and his gunner was named Monteignet. While conducting reconnaissance on the location of the German army, Pegoud and Monteignet dropped several grenades and incendiary bombs and fired two projectiles from a 45 millimeter gun. They managed to blow up two trains carrying troops. The Germans persistently fired at the brave pilots from the ground, but nevertheless, Pegoud and Monteignet descended to lower than 1,300 meters. The aircraft carried carbines in addition to projectiles; together with the load, it weighed about 23 poods." Lubok is a Russian word for popular prints created from woodcuts, engravings, etchings, or later, by using lithography

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Size: 6588px × 4939px
Location: Europe
Photo credit: © Bill Waterson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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