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Air Fight
Painted in 1919 by John Turnbull (1890–?)

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To John Turnbull, capturing the experience of flight was more important than painting an actual event. The view of Ypres below is clearly based on an aerial reconnaissance photo similar to that used by William Nicholson in Canadian Headquarters Staff.

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