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Planes in WW1 (Quick Research Questions (Who invented the planes? (The…
Planes in WW1
Quick Research Questions
Who invented the planes?
The Wright Brothers invented the airplane in 1903, 11 years before the war began. The planes weren’t used much in the beginning of the war because they weren’t well developed. By the end of the war they became an important part of the armed forces.
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Important Aircrafts.
British B.E.2
This plane was mostly used to drop light weight bombs and spy on the enemy. It was not built for air-to-air combat.
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French Nieuport 17 C1
This plane was considered very reliable and effective. The creation of this plane ended the 'Fokker Scrouge' period where Germans were dominating.
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German Fokker Dr-1
The Fokker Dr-1 was exceptional in manoeuvrability but became unnecessary since the Allier were producing faster planes.
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Evolution of Air Power
"Military aviation did not determine the outcome of World War I, but the airplane did establish its very real significance in support of the army on the battlefield." - John H. Murrow Jr.
In 1914 aviation was experimental and new. By the end of 1914 there were 3 or 4 important parts of air power roles identified. Control of air, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). Attack was also a part of these principles.
The Western Front was where the most crucial development occurred about aircrafts. Photography was developed by the French and British. This led to the supplying of image-based assessments that mapped the enemy's positions.
These techniques were put into use at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. This was the first battle to be planned by images. Even though these developments didn't solve all the problems, they showed the effect that planes can have in battle.
Dogfights
A dogfight is an air battle that occurred between fighter planes in close range. Dogfights first happened in Mexico in 1913, shortly after the invention of airplanes.
Dogfights were very difficult when planes were first invented. There were machine guns that could be fit into a plane but the pilot would have to listen to the gunner while having to go through the fire of other planes.
Improvements made on planes were very beneficial for dogfights. There were deflector plates added to the propeller to protect from bullets and straps created so that gunners could stand up and shoot all around.
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The Royal Flying Corps (RCF) was the flying corps for the British Army during most of the war. Their responsibilities on the Western Front were to spot heavy range materials and do aerial photography of the enemy's land.
The Royal Naval Air Service(RNAS) were able to maintain squadrons (air forces) on the Western Front.
50 different types of planes created and over 200,000 planes created.
Now a days in dangerous countries like Afghanistan and Iraq people don't use airplanes but they use drones instead.