What happen in World War 1?

Answer 1

Aircraft played a major role in the first world war. At first they were unarmed observation aircraft, getting information on enemy troop movements and being the "eyes and ears" for the artillery.

In later years they carried either one or two forward firing machine guns(on a single seater aircraft) and if you shot down 5 aircraft, you were considered an Ace. Both sides started using fighter squadrons to shoot down enemy aircraft/ enemy observation balloons and assist in ground operations.

Both sides also started using twin engine bombers to hit key enemy positions , usually with devasting effects. Bombs were first dropped out of the observers cockpit since there were no bombsite and no bomb-racks on the bottom side of the fuselage,these came in later years.

The only thing about flying these aircraft is that they where made of wood, you chocked on engine fumes and were exposed to the elements because you were in a open cockpit, also if you were shot down, there was no way to bail or jump out since the parachute was frowned upon and it was also in the experimential stages in some countries.

The aces were looked upon as national heroes such as Eddie Rickenbacker, Raoul Lufbery, Manfred Von Richtofen, Max Immelman, Albert Ball, Mick Mannock, Billy Bishop, Billy Barker and many more.

Answer 2

Write brothers plane was built in 1903... WW1 Started in 1914. It was much like the end of King Kong... The earliest uses for airplanes during war was as aerial reconisance units flying over enemy territory searching for enemy artillery or troops. A pilot would fly the plane and take notes, or sometimes a photographer or observer would ride along with the pilot. These early planes were unarmed, until recon pilots from opposing sides began to fly in the same airspace, and see each other flying by. The earlies armaments were bricks, or heavy objects to try and throw at passing enemy planes. Soon pilots carried sidearms, to try and shoot the other enemy pilot inside his plane.

Answer 3

300,020 airplanes where used in World War 1

Answer 4

As important as any other warfare. Most of World War I was trench warfare, though. Air warfare was just starting.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

new and nearly non existant

It was the Army Air Corps until 1947 . There was no Air Force per se til then.

Answer 7

there was airplane fights yes, more commonly known as dogfights but the planes overall had little effect on WW1, they were used more so in the second world war.

Answer 8

== == Germany lost to the axis