The First Victory by Ivan Berryman. (C)

Pilot Joseph Frantz and his observer Louis Quénault have the unique distinction of recording the first ever aerial victory by an aircraft using weaponry. On 5th October 1914, Quénault used magazines of ammunition of the machine gun mounted on their Voisin III craft, with its incredibly primitive appearance, and continued with rifle fire once it had failed. Their prey, an Aviatik returned fire, but was observed to crash into trees following the combat - the first recorded aircraft to be shot down by another.

Special Collector's Item - The print numbered No.1 of a small publisher proof edition of 3

Image size 15 inches x 10.25 inches (38cm x 26.5cm). Paper Size 19 inches x 13 inches (48cm x 33cm)