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Photographer unknown prepares the Sommer triplace biplane in 1911 at a French airfield, showing early French aircraft operati...
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Photographer unknown prepares the Sommer triplace biplane in 1911 at a French airfield, showing early French aircraft operations with ground crew attending and pilots inspecting the machine prior to flight demonstrations and experiments.

Author: piemags
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Photo size: 48.3 Mpixels (138 MB uncompressed) - 8382x5758 pixels (27.9x19.2 in / 71x48.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: 1911, Aircraft, Aviation, Aviation training France, Biplane, Biplane inspection and crew 1911, Biplanes -- France, Crew, Early 20th century French flight, Early aviation, Early flight demonstration France, Early French triplace biplane 1911, Experimental flight, flight, France, French airfield, French aviation experiments 1911, Ground crew, Ground crew aircraft handling, Monochrome, piemags, Pilot, Pilot and crew pre-flight, Pre-WWI, Pre-WWI French aviation, Sommer, Sommer aircraft preparation France, Triplace
Published in: French Aviation Pioneers 1908–1932