"British Maurice Farman Attacked by a German Fokker While Dropping Sacks of Corn on Kut-el-amara during the Siege of 1916" image: An aerial view of Kut-el-Amara showing the layout of the streets and the white, flat-roofed buildings. A British aircraft in the upper section of the composition drops two large sacks of corn over the town. A German aircraft climbs to the attack in the lower right, flying over the brown waters of the Tigris.