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WW1 Air Warfare
War that takes place in the air. The craft, pilots, services and tactics of war airfare during the period 1914-1918.
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What caused the outbreak of World War 1?
European countries started taking over land for colonies. It eventually came about that all lands were claimed and the only way to get colonies was to take others colonies by force. That created conflict between the European countries. Things got worse when, in 1882, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy teamed up as the Triple Alliance. Then, in 1907, Russia, France, and Great Britain joined as the Triple Entente. Then, in 1907, Russia, France, and Great-Britain formed the Triple Entente. Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Russia rushed to Serbia's rescue. Germany declared war on Russia and France (AH was Germany's ally). Then, Germany attacked Belgium, a neutral country which also happened to be an ally of Great Britain. Great Britain declared war on Germany, and that's how World War I started.
How did the US' air force affect World War 1?
not much, they had only a small impact as they were one of the last countries to enter the war. also the American aircraft were not as manuverable as the Sopwith camels on the British side and spads (French but used by Americans also) often fell foul to the albatrosses and fokkers
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What were the reasons for the extensive loss of life and property damage in World War I?
All the illnesses during World War 1, like infections, and sickness from unsanitary requirement, and food. Also the chemical weapons such as chlorine, which is a greenish gas that can suffocate you.
When did Billy Bishop shot down the Red Baron?
No, Billy Bishop fought with the Red Baron but did not shoot him down. The Red Baron was shot down later, probably by Australian anti-aircraft gunners on the ground but possibly by RAF pilot Roy Brown, a Canadian, who was attacking the Red Baron.
Was George Bush the youngest pilot in the US Air Force during world war 2?
He was NOT the youngest fighter pilot. My Uncle, Paul Coari, was the youngest fighter pilot in World War II. But - I guess since Bush was the president - people think it's okay that he claims to be the youngest fighter pilot, even though he was not.
Central powers of world war 1?
the central powers in WW1 consisted of Germany, austria Hungary and the ottoman empire. bulgary
What kind of work did they women and men?
men sit on the couch with their beer bellies and women go to work to save money for the family
Where did the 111th Infantry serve during World War 1?
The 111th Infantry Division went to France.
AnswerThe 111th Infantry, currently part of the 56th SBCT, Pennsylvania Army National Guard earned WWI campaign credit for: Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne Oise-Aisne Meusse-Argonne Champagne Lorraine AnswerI have a photo of my great grandfather (Archie L. Jenkins)taken durning WWI. the sign the soldiers are holding up says "H company, 111th INF AEF. LE MANS France" there are approx 200 soldiers in this photo. the photo is about 1 foot tall and 4 feet wide. my Great Grandfather is in the top row near the center. All of the soldiers in the front row are sitting on the ground and are carrying 1917 enfield rifles, except 1 soldier has a 1903 springfield. AnswerCindy - The 111th Regiment was part of the 28th Infantry Division, in the 56th Brigade with the 112th Infantry Regiment and some smaller units. They first fought on the Marne and then pushed up to the Vesle River at Fismes and then on to the Aisne River.I am writing a book partially on a very serious battle that the 111th took part in at Fismette, just north of Fismes. I can give you good sources if you wish to study this in detail.
Do you know the company he was in? Then I could tell you more. For example, Co. B went into Fismette 8/25/18 with 120 effectives and 48 hours later they had only 8 effectives left, only one officer, who was gassed and shot.
Consider e-mailing me as I don't see this site often if you have more questions. Bob
AnswerI am looking for information on Private Frank Hughes who served in the 111th infantry, Company G. He was killed in action on Oct 21,1918. I have his picture and plaque with the above information, as a (now closed) VFW hall was named in his honor, in Chicago, Illinois. I would like to know the circumstances of his death and why he was the VFW named a hall after him. Answerbonjour , je vous �crit de France , je viens de trouver 2 plaques d'identit� de soldat US du 111 r�giment dans une f�ret en Lorraine (France)entre Saint Mihel -verdun - et Nancy , si cel� vous interresse donnez moi votre adresse email je vous enverrai photo et plan , amiti� Patrick AnswerI'm not sure whose 111th you mean, but here's what I found on the Pennsylvannia's Nation Guard 1st Batallion 111th Mechanized Infantry.WORLD WAR I: Champagne-Marne, Alse-Marne, Olse-Alsne, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne 1918, Lorraine 1918
Regarding locations, I don't know if this is of any help to anyone but a relative of mine serving with Company G 111th Infantry died in the Base Hospital, Argonne Forest, France on the 28th September 1918.
What was the nationality of the person who shot down the red baron?
Contributors have said:
1) Neither. Canadian. Captain Arthur Roy Brown was born in Ottawa and was a member of 209th Squadron Royal Air Force, which was comprised mostly of Canadian pilots. Of course, the Canadians were part of the British Commonwealth so technically, he was British. The only British airman to be wounded during the last dogfight with Richthofen was a Canadian pilot who was born in Memphis, TN.
2) Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron) was hit and died from a single bullet on April 21, 1918. He landed his plane behind the Allied trenches and died.
Originally it was thought that a Canadian pilot (Arthur "Roy" Brown) had "shot him down". Brown was most certainly the last Allied pilot to shoot at the Red Baron.
Almost all historical and scientific evidence now supports the view that the Red Baron was actually shot by a soldier on the ground, in or near the trenches, and this would be the Australian soldiers that the Red Baron was flying over when he was hit. The Australians fired at the red Baron when he flew over them. Several Australian machine gunners by name have been suggested as the ones that hit the Red Baron.
3) Here are the possibilities and why or why they were not the shooter:
1. Richthofen was shot by Captain Brown.
The postmortem examinations revealed entrance and exit wounds from a bullet which must have entered the body from the right, from the side, from behind and from below the body as it was sitting in the cockpit. Such a track means that the bullet would have passed through Richthofen's heart. Although Captain Brown did approach from Richthofen's right, it is difficult to see how, firing as he did from above, he could have inflicted such a wound unless Richthofen was steeply banking his triplane at the time that he was shot. For what it is worth, the newspaper article in the Chicago 'Sunday Tribune', attributed to Captain Brown, did not mention such a bank. In this article Brown referred to Richthofen looking back at him when Brown fired at him and a steep bank therefore seems most unlikely.
Be that as it may, there is ample evidence from eye witnesses that Richthofen continued to pursue Lieutenant May along the Somme valley for about a minute, firing his gun and concentrating on his target. This would have been impossible if Richthofen had been shot through the heart by Brown.
2. He was shot by Gunner Robert Buie.
Again the track of the bullet makes it very unlikely that Buie could have shot Richthofen. From the statement attributed to Buie by Titler, Buie was firing when the triplane: "was bearing frontal and just a little to the right of me" and he could not have inflicted the wound that entered the body from behind. Buie stated: 'Still Richthofen came on firing at Lieutenant May with both guns blazing. Then just before my last shots finished at a range of 40 yards Richthofen's guns stopped abruptly..."Therefore at no time did Buie fire at Richthofen from behind.
3. He was shot by Sergeant Popkin.
Bean and Carisella both came to this conclusion and this is supported by abundant eye witness evidence and by the track of the bullet Popkin first fired when Richthofen was approaching him from the Somme valley but he failed to stop Richthofen. After coming under fire from Buie and Gunner Evans, at the Lewis gun emplacement, the German aeroplane turned away from the gunfire and it was then, when the triplane was flying away from Popkin, that he opened fire with his Vickers gun for the second time. Popkin continued to fire while the triplane completed the turn, and actually flew towards the Vickers gun, but there is no doubt that Popkin could have inflicted a bullet wound that entered Richthofen from below, from the side and slightly behind, just as was found at the postmortem examination. Neither Captain Brown nor Gunner Buie could have inflicted such a wound and it is therefore more probable than not that it was indeed Popkin who fired the fatal shot.
4. Richthofen was shot by an unknown Australian soldier who fired his rifle at the triplane as it flew over him and who scored a lucky hit.
This can never be disproved as the .303 rifle bullet was used by the Lee-Enfield Service rifle as well as the Lewis gun and the Vickers machine gun.
All that we can be sure of is that the entry and exit wounds on von Richthofen's body meant that the bullet passed through the heart, or great vessels, and he could not have remained conscious for more than about thirty seconds after being hit. The fatal bullet had therefore to have been fired at von Richthofen at the end of the pursuit and this is likely to have been at the time when the triplane was observed to turn away from the hill where the Lewis gun batteries were situated.
SUMMARY
The Official post mortem examination report is, in all probability, flawed and it is most likely that the bullet track was along a line joining the entrance and exit wounds. In other words the bullet came from behind, below and lateral to von Richthofen. There is little doubt that the bullet penetrated his heart and was fatal. Neither Captain Brown nor Gunner Buie could have inflicted such a wound.
The only known gunner that could have done so was Sergeant Popkin when he opened fire for the second time when Richthofen was turning away from him. Richthofen then lost control of his aeroplane and crashed, he was dead when his aeroplane hit the ground.
From the evidence of the postmortem examination and from eyewitnesses it was therefore most probably Sergeant Popkin who fired the fatal shot, although a lucky shot from an unknown soldier firing his rifle can not be excluded.
Why were zeppelins easy targets?
haha lol um that is one of the questions in my homework and i was wondering that too! i think it is because they weighed 12 tonnes and contained 400 000 cubic feet of hydrogen x
lol me too.... they were easy targets for artillery and were not good to use in bad weather conditions
What were Airplanes advantages an disadvantages during world war 1?
No The only disadvantage which this contributor can think of was an invitation for the enemy to respond in kind. [You take a picture of me, I take a picture of you. You shoot down my airplane, I shoot down yours. You bomb me, I bomb you.] The air war became a war of escalation, and the Allies won by a quantitative rather than a qualitative advantage. They did not build a better plane or train a better pilot than Germany, but they built more planes and trained more pilots than Germany could deal with.
What was Eddie Rickenbacker famous for?
He shot down a number of enemy aircraft during the first world war.
Who killed Manfred von Richtofen?
There has been a number of investigations over the last 20 years as well as countless books on "Who killed the Red Baron". Although A. Roy Brown claimed he had hit the Red Baron's plane and he went down as Brown turned to fly away and leave the scene, the Baron continued to chase Brown's friend, Lt. May for over a mile or more until ground fire from Australian infantry shot him down. There were several machine gunners and numerous individual solders on the ground that poured lead into the air trying to bring the Baron down. The Red Baron was killed by one 303 caliber round that struck him on his right side, apparently hit his heart and exited slightly below his left nipple in his chest. The Baron managed to land the plane without crashing it, but died shortly after he touched down. No one can really ever prove who killed the Baron, but being that only ONE bullet hole was observed on the right side of his plane that lined up with the wound in his body, its quite possible that an individual rifleman in the Australian infantry brought down the Baron.
No matter who shot him, he was quite dead.
I'm sorry if this is redundant, but there have been a number of questions there are the same as this question. So I copied and pasted my answer.
How many combat missions did the red baron fly?
He was officially credited with 80 downed aircraft. He shot down some aircraft that he did NOT receive credit and some say he was given credit that he did not down---his wingman downed it. Also, he was responsible for almost the same number of enemy aircraft killed. Some enemy pilots he shot down survived but then other aircraft he shot down had 2 crew.
In what weather conditions were World War 1 fought in?
The French Climate was cold in winter and hot in summer. The terrain was muddy most of the time becaues it rained alot and that's how soldiers developed trenchfoot...from standing in the mud the whole time...
As airplanes climb into the sky the air around them becomes less and less dense. This decreasing density helps the airplane's aerodynamic performance because the less dense air wont create as much drag (the force the airplane feels against it when moving through the air). Also the altitudes most planes fly at help us on the ground to live peacefully because the jet noise isn't nearly as loud as it would be if the planes were flying at lower altitudes. Its win win!
Why was the red baron a major figure in ww1?
The Red Baron was a German flying ace, who till this day has the most confirmed aviator kills. He was famous for painting his plane bright red, which was a risky thing to do. His most famous achievement was shooting down the British ace, Lanoe Hawker.
How did the airplane become a weapon in ww1?
The Airplane at first was only used as scouts. They took pictures and observed, in the air some pilots took guns to take a shot at enemy scouts. Later in 1915, Germany made the first aircraft with guns. They were called "fighters", they were used to shoot down other scouts and fighters. Even later into the war they started to take bombs onto the planes, the bombs were dropped by hand onto the ground in WWI.
Who shot down more plane than the Red Baron?
No one. Von Richthofen was the top fighter pilot of WW1.
What is the name of Manfred von Richthofen's mom?
The mother of Manfred Von Richthofen was Fanny Oakley. She married his father but later married Signor Di Liguoro. Her daughters by this marriage Charlotte & Victoria became Nuns in Naples
