Motor machine gunner in France fixing a belt of ammunition to his gun
Machine-gun crew on motorbike, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a machine-gun team. The gun, which appears to be a Vickers, is mounted on the front of a motor-cycle side car. The Vickers was a ... More
Spotting a German plane, Flanders
Machine-gun post, France, during World War I. Two machine gunners are preparing to target an enemy aeroplane. The main gunner is sighting and aligning the Vickers machine gun, while his partner is using a teles... More
Machine gun post in a barn, Flanders
The machine gun seen here has been set up at the opening to a barn. Two men sit directly behind it and one man kneels in the background. A fourth man can also be seen off to the right. The machine guns used dur... More
Machine gunners firing during which a mine explodes, Flanders
This photograph was taken at night and shows two teams of machine gunners, strategically positioned behind some vegetation. The ground behind them looks sandy, suggesting they might be near the coast. Directly ... More
Firing a Maxim gun at an aeroplane, Flanders
Soldiers firing a Maxim gun. Three members of a gun crew, kneeling on the ground, are grouped around a machine gun - they are partly protected by a rise of mud. There are three other soldiers standing in the ba... More
Machine gun firing at a Boche plane, Flanders
Vickers machine-gun crew, Western Front, during World War I. A machine-gun crew using a Vickers machine-gun to fire at an aircraft. The Number 1 of the crew is clearly looking through the sights on the back of ... More
Machine gun nest, Flanders during World War I
Machine gunners. They have positioned themselves on a summit overlooking a large area of farmland. The height of the summit enables them to see for a great distance, and the cover of trees and bushes ensures th... More
Machine gun instruction during World War I
These American servicemen appear very relaxed about their machine-gun training. A pair of men are working on each gun, one preparing to fire, the other to feed in ammunition. The guns appear to be the Vickers m... More
The Manchesters in the Far East A battalion of the Manchester Regiment...
British official photograph: BF-27. No. BO-665. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress).