[Aviation] Koninklijke Luchtmacht. Two photo-albums from 1918

Both signed, T. Peelaert (?), Februari 1918, Soesterberg / 25 Sept. '18. Containing approx. 200 photographs, albumen and gelatin silver prints, var. sizes from 4 x 7 cm to 18 x 29 cm. Most photogr. w. captions, many dated 1914-18, also containing some printed photographs. Contemp. cord-bound wr. (one album lacking cord) w. photogr. mounted on front cover, oblong, 25 x 13 cm.

Fascinating collection of photographs made by a member of the Dutch Royal Air Force during WWI. Contains a.o. many photographs of German and British airplanes that crashed or landed in the Netherlands, photographs of planes in Dunkirk and Halberstadt, aerial photographs of Dutch cities/ landscapes and clouds, photogr. of Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands inspecting the Royal Air Force, a signed photogr. of a pilot (signature illegible) and other military scenes (regiments, bases, weapons, battleships). (total 2)