Airfield of the Week - Bekesbourne

A rigger standing by Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a, A8913 'B2' flown by Lieutenant K K Muspratt of No 56 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Possibly taken at Bekesbourne, late June 1917. © IWM (H(AM) 1112)

Bekesbourne was a major First World War fighter airfield. Read more and see more photos here.

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