war in the air. world war i. when...? 1914 - in the first few months of the war, combat between...
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War in the air.
World War I
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When...?
1914 - In the first few months of the war, combat between airplanes was unknown; they were used for reconnaissance photographs and some far-sighted aviators could envision using them for bombing.
1915 - Then Tony Fokker, a Dutch airplane builder and entrepreneur working for the Germans, installed interrupter gear, permitting a machine gun to fire through the prop with much more reliability.
In 1917, with the introduction of the Albatros. This year also saw the innovative, but short-lived triplanes.
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AIRSHIPS...Airs ships were used in WWI for bombing, and they were very good at it. Although they made easy target to fighter planes they could destroy a building very quickly.
Airships weren’t only used for bombing but were also used for monitoring the enemy. They were also known as ‘BLIMPS’. This tern was originally used to describe a non-rigid airship.
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Fighter Planes
Fighter Planes, the word The word "fighter" was first used to describe a two-seater aircraft with enough lift to carry a machine gun and its operator as well as the pilot.
Fighter planes had machine guns but unfortunately they weren’t very accurate.
The first fighter belong to the British, a company by the name of British Vickers.
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Planes...
Vickers Gunbus (British)
Jastas ( German planes)
Captured German Plane
Scout or a “Pusher”
Plane used in the war.
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Dog Fights...
Dog fights are a form of aerial combat between fighter planes. They called it dog fight from the word melee, a fierce battle between two or more opponents.
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Great Pilots.....
• German ... 40 victories,Oswald Boelke. Had the most successful flight tactic of all the Germans.
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Billy Bishop...
Billy Bishop, 72 Credited Victories.Bishop was involved in one of the few recorded duels between great aces of the war. In mid-1917, Bishop's squadron had flown a morning patrol.
Canadian