Handley-Page bomber wing, Western Front, World War I. This shows mechanics standing on the left wing of a Handley-Page bomber, checking the wing before take off. The left propeller and the nose of the plane can be seen beyond the wing. The wings on a Handley-Page folded back when not in service, but here the wings appear to be extended.<br><p>This is one of several photographs of this aircraft attributed to Tom Aitken,  which has the word 'stopped' in blue pencil on the back. It may have been censored.<br>
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Air mechanics seeing that all's well before the Handley-Page sets out to bomb the Germans.']<br></p>
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