'SE5 Scout', 1919

Pencil drawing by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 198 March 1919, from a sketchbook of Military and Miscellaneous sketches 1874-1924.

Annotated sketch of a Royal Aircraft Factory SE5 biplane. The SE5 was a British fighter and reconnaissance aircraft introduced in 1917 during World War One (1914-1918). Along with the Sopwith Camel, the SE5 helped Allied air forces on the Western Front gain superiority over German aircraft on the Western Front.

From a collection of 43 sketchbooks of pencil, pen and ink drawings.