DateSeptember 1918Reference NumberPhoto 13-834DescriptionErnest Rogers (1898-1993) poses next to is WWI aircraft. The original had handwritten on reverse in Ernests handwriting "Lt Ernest A. Rogers, No 3 Fighter Squadron, R. F. C. and R. A. F. , at Bausieux Aerodrome, France (on the Belgium border), around September 1918, during the burning of Cambrai. This photograph was taken just prior to loading up with four 20lb cooper bombs. We were about to "lay eggs" on some hostile tanks. One of the jobs for those on C. O. P. (Counter Offensive Patrols). "FormatPrintSource of AcquisitionMooney, Carolyn
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