AN EXTREMELY RARE WW1 RUSSIAN NAVAL AVIATOR’S CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH

An extremely rare Cabinet card photograph of an early Russian Naval aviator wearing the winged anchor insignia to both cap and left sleeve of his leather coat. See pg 144 of Flight Badges of the Allied Nations 1914-18 by Pandis. Exact date is unknow but could be anything from 1896 until 1917 but likely early WW1.

Reverse of card for a photographer in Reval (now Tallin), Estonia. Photograph measures 16 x 8cm.

An extremely rare Russian aviators photograph.