The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. (AP) SQN475 the nearest aircraft being V8447

the nearest aircraft being V8447 (N)

had exploded with such ferocity that it halted the battle for over ten minutes

352 Wounded

Rice managed to haul AJ-H back into the air

Their temporary halt was interrupted during the early morning cavalry patrol warning of the imminent arrival of a large German force of cavalry

The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. (AP) SQN475 the nearest aircraft being V8447DHM1666AP. The Battle of the Somme At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. Very few of the British soldiers made it through the barbed wire defences, and even fewer to the German trenches. By the end of the first day the British losses were 60,000 men. Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 26 inches x 18 inches (66cm x 46cm)