The airplane had existed for little more than a decade by the outbreak of World War I, but both sides of the conflict quickly recognized the advantages of creating flying war machines and worked relentlessly throughout the war to develop faster, bigger and deadlier fighters and bombers. The con...
In many ways, WW1 shaped early flying machines into the recognizable shapes we see today. As well as being a time of terrible conflict, the Great War was also a time for progress in aviation. Whilst trying to gain the upper hand on the enemy during the stalemate of theWestern Front, ad...
Among the changes documented inThe Great Waris the introduction to warfare of a new weapon: the airplane. As the photographs in this gallery show, airpower created not only a new kind of fighting but also a new type of war hero. After French pilot Adolphe Pégoud shot down five German airc...
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During the Second World War, the airplane proved decisive as one of the most dominant weapon on the battlefield. Unlike the tank or the mighty battleship, the airplane was the most versatile of the three providing attack capability wherever it is needed – be it in the sky, land or even...
The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the "Çanakkale Savaşı" (Battle of Çanakkale) in Turkey, holds a distinctive position among the battlefields where Turks engaged during the First World War. Its significance extends beyond the strategic importance of the Straits and the campaign's ...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" ... in storage at Pyote AFB in Texas after World War II Boeing B-29 "Bockscar" in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB Now restored and on display at the Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio ...
By the end of the war 195 different models of aircraft had been used, including fighters, bombers and long-range bombers. The best airplane of WW I was The best airplane of WW I was the Fokker Triplane, which was the model flown by German Ace Baron von Richthoffen. Although the first ...
Every aircraft in this line-up of No. 105 Squadron’s Mosquitos was destroyed during the war. The third one in the row, airplane J, was later transferred to No. 139 Squadron and was the bomber shot down during the famous speech-killing Berlin raid. ...
Every aircraft in this line-up of No. 105 Squadron’s Mosquitos was destroyed during the war. The third one in the row, airplane J, was later transferred to No. 139 Squadron and was the bomber shot down during the famous speech-killing Berlin raid. ...