A sketch based on flights over the Wadi Baroda, intended as a study for a larger canvas which was not executed. The scene records the events of 30 September 1918, when eight trains carrying 14,000 Turks attempt Art.IWMART4594, Sydney Carline

A sketch based on flights over the wadi baroda, intended as a study for a larger canvas which was not executed. The scene records the events of 30 september 1918, when eight trains carrying 14,000 turks attempting to retreat from damascus were attacked by british aircraft. Image: two british planes fly up a narrow valley. Below there is a steam train running alongside a river. Date: 1 February 1919 (First World War).