A biplane pivots out of control with smoke billowing from the fuselage. The World War I pilot, who has evidently bailed out, can be seen hurtling towards the ground.

Another black and white photo of a dogfight shows British and German aircraft twisting to avoid an almost inevitable midair collision.

One of the fake World War One dog fight photos.

These amazing images from a collection of 34 photos once owned by the Naval and Military Club in Melbourne are being auctioned.

The pilot photographer claimed to have found a camera on a crashed enemy aircraft, saying he then installed it on his biplane to take photos through his spinning propeller.