SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL FLYING CORPS NAMED KIA PHOTO ALBUM IN SOUTH AFRICA

A VERY RARE PHOTO ALBUM to A  South African born pilot who flew for the RFC and was killed in aerial battle flying for 27 Squadron in a DH9 D469 over Dormans on the 16th July 1918. He was Lt H G S Phipson.He is buried at Dormans French National Cemetery  The photo album starts with the German East African Campaign,goes onto the German South West campaign then the South African troops on board ships going to the UK and France. It then has flying photos till the end.Almost all have handwritten descriptions.Some are faded with time.There is also a great portrait of him wearing his RFC uniform with pilot wings. A rare lot to a South African hero. 141 photos in black and white and 1 studio portrait