a man standing on top of a plane in a field

Army chaplain conducts a service from the cockpit of an aeroplane, France, during World War I Preaching from a rather unusual form of pulpit, this photograph shows an army chaplain giving a service to the men from the front seat of an aeroplane. The troops are gathered round to listen to the sermon, with the officers prominent - and separate - in the middle of the congregation. The big building in the background looks like an aircraft hangar. This striking pose shows that the photographer had an eye for the unusual.