Aircraft+&+the+First+World+War

__**Patrick Shekut**__ Aiation was a vital aspect of the first world war. Perhaps one of the most coveted positions of WW1 was to be an aviator. Engaging in heroic dogfights in primitive planes miles up in the sky was a large portion of a pilots life. World war 1 was a time of quick technological development. As each player in WW1 found themselves stuck in an unrelenting stalemate the need for new technology became pertinent. Such was the case with aircraft, in just four years the airplane evolved from a flimsy wood framed scouting tool to a very speedy, very lethal weapon of the sky. Likewise, the production rate of aircraft(reference D/I 6) sky-rocketed in WW1, along with the overall use in combat of aircraft (reference D/I 5). One of the first planes used in world war 1 was the Farman biplane developed by Henry Farman(reference D/I 1). It had a wood frame and no protective armor, it was simply used for the purposes of scouting( although many planes would later be used for actual warfare a fair number remind classified as scout planes). At the middle of the war (1915) one of the models you would typically see in use would be the De Havilland D.H.2 (reference D/I 2)This plane was equipped with a machine gun on the nose of the plane, and was significantly more manoeuvrable than its predecessors at the start of the great war. toward the end of the war(1918) one of the most commonly used models was the Junkers D.I (reference D/I 3)extremely fast and agile in comparison to its predecessors and equipped with a synchronous machine gun, meaning the a propeller was equipped to the nose of a plane and a machine gun was mounted behind it, the machine gun would be timed as to prevent any bullets from making contact with the wings of the propeller. This technique would allow the plane more agility and speed then ever before. Another manifestation of aerial warfare was the bomber plane. Although this form of aircraft would not really come to its full potential until the second world war it was still used in the first world war. Bomber planes were manned by two people, one in the uppermost seat of the aircraft was responsible for piloting the plane while the other, located directly behind the pilot, was responsible for dropping the bombs. Depending on the model either a single machine gun would be mounted on the side of the plane for use by the rear operator. Or two machine guns would be mounted one being a synchronous gun used by the pilot and the other being used by the rear operator. on of the most menacing forms of aircraft in WW1 was the zeppelin(reference D/I 4). Armed with four machine guns and bombs the zeppelin was though by the Germans to be one of there most lethal creations. The zeppelin was a massive steel plated balloon going roughly 500 feet in length and taking up 935,000 cubic feet, its size certainly proved to be an effective intimidation factor however it failed to be as destructive. The zeppelin was kept afloat by hydrogen which is an extremely flammable gas, so it proved disastrous in a warfare situation where if even the slightest flammable, or combustible object were to breach the interior of the zeppelin the whole creation would burst into flames. Aviation in the first world war is remarkable in a couple different respects. The first being that in the four short years in which the war took place the evolution of aircraft evolved in leaps and bounds. Secondly aerial combat was one of the keystones into taking the world into the lethal realm of modern warfare, up to the first world war aircraft hadn't been used in warfare. Areal combat was a significant aspect of WW1 and the end results led to much of what modern aviation is today.

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 * || **Front Line Combat Aircraft** ||  ||
 * [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WZ5IuYAGB_0x92QAx3_J5d99tn6eA-kAZ-6t_9ucjDh7RpKG3I5K-HUj8pfMidysTCmwhFMuBMuCQtr8FwryP0YN7gdo_HhLWDpDXmgyfNxh4MbTtQ]]* 1914 [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_luZP7XvpHXSn8-I-CJy4AkTgrdoUaR2CRsViaUiA_QkUvmcs5XAnTkqyUXBumfx9sZ9Vj78B0H1fonmk9bjoXmN_d01MIk-__QOJ9139byORpKenA]] ||  ||
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/nSLrOpnU593x8TUfr8jlxUd5s2G-o4-6qJveO7nrckXOFNSPovH4e2bcBiH-2TV_Z21jK5NOfqsHIUZ4Zyy0I0Xf8oZEL8UJ5INrfgVgloormqVaTQ]]* || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7fV9nVOEngz4pOIJQUm3RB-Yax4ENWJggG3un5fL2jCR1dUO91ppclY3YB9-mYOrGrY1irlTAMB9SBORMUDAs17IdcEMiQF7T3Y9TwgSo5W_H3r0_Q]]* 86 ||
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/a2oaT_YPesFApa6PhDCc5SbbezhDInGYgWrae_EQ5tCkKDO0-go42Zc22vv_J_HHmTm9ywpz534j5AkbpLNRDp6wKKDUt5If4HC1GAtl7hdTahx5QQ]]* || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/RfEAxhoLfh66EBZ9qzaW_kdQoZ5aDODXaTKuCHMc25LPV1Bqzx2I1OfOqSdMRS5w3-CKUPb3DW4rPq1gb_eWafx0rBYJryQ788QHV-3_oig8AEDvpA]]* 24 ||
 * [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tjv4_ZqPsp_sTyW7msLCyUr6hGNNBX87oYbpE9i6VrXSR9OpkwMdYU9PBPma_4FqLfpTs7MOfUznJEljU5Ot-jNEola0hsaHQUGKIXXeITN5MpJf9Q]]* || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/uNiLa1qEKbkYFO6exSh11UsIlpqfF4RQu3E3BKouuJnUS5icWmZDUEP2dgocaL_0H35URLN3g_Gk5oK58L5vBn1mYrCCUzgSGU4HYTmP5qEvznR_Fw]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">138 ||
 * || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/it5UIK6rjH4JEqi8ccLnh85gNWPULOFwhu86BGuW02fe6mXmpEAZ4pRvqaJqXag4NfFWAUkS49P9Jv4ffLXSHHp913tCU_gqvw2KgMAUyQf-xSPm3w]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4,500 ||
 * [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/jGuVju9Q4u2igfPt9NgL6EHLGTTbRg9TJ1Pp7PyVGvhAkjYQOwC9YYX14Ml-NdgifFmXN97GcWK8lsyrtPnr-F66zGmN-bnRJqbGLbxIvvT47FEkGw]]* || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_GvqPZQEVmm7pT1iQgNTD-JTNP_O7QjxwDQelWv8idHnVejsLBk7VkNQbIN9SOs9hG592rINltuwTjpyWed2cgEMA4QfEFNpUmGs4IqB-0lmfcvcZQ]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">232 ||
 * || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OAbyFfMgp3naZejAXuQR0Ryn9_VE8-x5o2lBlw4Hb0Sh9lYkfhElYlY0IHXa3rBlRJGdDQj83JnwAZWDTn59wVjImVdq_nM-vikDIVcraMMzewoeSw]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2,390 ||
 * [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MwGmCVR3idttikPTF2KT88PDIFiEyrU85AnsAz21ElhwL4FyyGtIR6ZWufQh2sq8wIkWBuXtVfPRVAI7nR47alJF-ATINRsgdyM-tQe-ILNeFpbQKQ]]* || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Px_926bNJHq2UvgHg7bmd5wCIicNyUYaOFcpfjA1uwERq_BID2z2eCP4i2eR6-zOVXsEx5PJWKABk5FguVuLLyYrDmqStQRcXyIkCHGfHBfDSjWxRA]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">113 ||
 * || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/tYYc_WRp934rDZKd8iVy55EwYFWHLFpG6QJO2f4PAY7LCLq86EfX9QR0XuZhp1v2GxfQ_R4ooNuxX0JXuM4Q_j_idXmpZdIXBQK1m1n6mUkgSSCCyA]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3,300 ||
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/k9DnfbYUranbmrMxiqDiduk8AOiif83dXwxhH20sb-1zU8Edq9hZpARrVqpQ1854Kh_I6XSQWH8eSvlbj2-equdmarP0JeXOFFn35glejXQTJJqV2A]]* || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/m-EHLcGACtefuCUHmhpU-PZsKwtj7j1rZeHKdqZUlwTVaSAhtiGeipLPP7thP5cVl_YBJ8EqU0fH8dZP7pWo6CTIQr9s9pGewm-0Nofr_mJWC8CS2g]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">150 ||
 * || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tZ_JwyIlxSfA10cyZF9ThjpFbl5__wO5AiPnD71susO-X2T7uV9wlGT6Wak5vHq_TSG-rgj-ZNVekOgukZbxgLJ3fmM758Z52irgnlxzzSwZf8CFrA]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1,200 ||
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qqCSr7qRpKTS1FkTEZWvGM_JJ3pG2KjvwwFdYN9qcYLO0xHIBDOjYJxyJyuDFuYKPIgJD_2ino3qnVBC_8F7aSl0BlhvUl6wflcD0IxGEifk7EO45A]]* || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RZIWDCHXxVhyx_EMoo6pp0oaMwZvnl0eVGN3hqTRbfVFWMsHr2kzbDKOrpzGP2xwT0EXGudHdPimAJGJzWFAcdsYXvXG7vZtRiHVOcdg3oSuvQnJow]]* <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">244 ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/wRiTaOmLTMr8Ov-zozsSUWC6kRUlnjCMKmi_-xxycP7khhqsFnWaCC10aoC8tvvlIEyhhygYjYDk13SxajIw-2omYDnOXLqPF1u6aw8C6YLoeFJI3A]]* || * <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">55 ||
 * || * <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">740 ||  ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/wRiTaOmLTMr8Ov-zozsSUWC6kRUlnjCMKmi_-xxycP7khhqsFnWaCC10aoC8tvvlIEyhhygYjYDk13SxajIw-2omYDnOXLqPF1u6aw8C6YLoeFJI3A]]* || * <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">55 ||
 * || * <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">740 ||  ||
 * || * <span style="background-color: #999999; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">740 ||  ||

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 * || <span style="background-color: #858265; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**World War I Aircraft Production** ||  ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/jSXVv6ocZsuEoXLPDonRWzWVsiF_am0Shrc2XFFbkE8ThZiIlNC22slAOb4_HY5HINWXsSxYN8GTYBEXoXOo9jRAD5wDTAFPcRhN87pbUgiO_WBusQ]]* || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/r_41ENCRqpCMnktdVrR0Vsi9fFJHlrtHv0keYW_SBw97ksEU00POAQ0W6-Jfw_3lcxaLH3YuZl7WSipmkfrHm9JirZvTbK8AlI_YUrPbOubmlbRyoA]]*<span style="background-color: #bab79f; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 67,987 ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FtAvOTXiPBzxTo51ojK6mEpGuu5GFa7-4jB_flHhAFwSklEGNzZhRrUs1hkhxI9V7BLMKRpQHFCbGBBhB4Rzm9dNqUBEkR_a0t84qoVbxfiOENdUzQ]]* || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/CKU0wBYentjZWg37DEktoHkU5LwldTS0945eB5eisdjOV6ZmI7-_eV5DKpk-jSUY0lTUa4XB6CsZFQlVNrbcs3Gy3jGWfjq7bFI21hkwRILusmdtOw]]*<span style="background-color: #bab79f; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 58,144 ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6Q1W9vD4S9He8Speq__qMV1Ro4CapLFelH-YWjduc9rpzrGDkdqJiB3vT9aWKdaL_KWbmpep66njEwUM7zRXrL_edJyqHoiKes2hLI1llLSEk9Gd7w]]* || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/cIz9R-Om3KXZkA_DNT6qFTCfqIByZzF8gp-14dtW1dHwWw6VGC9nnErlR9EoXzRJyKtj1pBlIayOSO1FL2yiJdHK64NV-lrkTYMMk7ZeOvXNiOUAHA]]*<span style="background-color: #bab79f; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 48,537 ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/aQGxhfhC1fMg9NPpX99mSAVBv6rDAF7PabB72-DBEdkB5-u4gx3RECOsiWeU4jaclZmfl3aFJXkFMBeH_HdfWo9LMJPaPEJoQ-NFQQkm9Plsb5fCqw]]* || [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/GN0ayPHK_4FTRmIEzSdFxWdGyHd9cMaS4ZH8haAemG7w37MxxmizhQhGqH7uqTVM7K93I2CSnlx-D72px33mlu70IB5X5AG-WgRQZZKpwYaMQE92lA]]*<span style="background-color: #bab79f; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 20,000 ||
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8bFp3DHhKkq3KENklkGegkWqha-_u40bZ3fzYLUVxLqQKK5IkcnOzWQWve0LIAbxlf6TwqiJcotD5q6gJcyiRFj6baIQSKlLowXrOWVTAe8dKWXGkw]]* || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/kFC5Z1KisMBo5fbexb0fcbQpm6o4NtIQejGINbxOjCZE9JFRj0PeN81ngglFu_6HvSto4zXiKnR-9jCPyKY68O9Be7x_tQ8Gfsl8VtlQircjvfRjng]]*<span style="background-color: #bab79f; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 15,000 ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Ts0_Z1sufFnNoCe-zY76lKQybWdf0erhpH5nK7tFcJt3Tu51p5mEpn4h6jhXeJQWiGTZsbgVzPk0Jo377hvt9fttCVkx3WEo4Va956FPzPkHAIB4vA]]* || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/d6YZ86cYmEY8SqaokCYyX-emZePiHut9_xtSDe8WtYfyyuoIFi_QPJJ4nnsxtNsTsVcDGWPvkvUeqZPgeZPrwpQ5xleYtMkyuOYOgpLOgj8LGHeGlQ]]*<span style="background-color: #bab79f; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 5,431 ||
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/QnmHasjnVvLpucgGm350CRDvxlFreEQ2UY3U14HWXWxlaVOmJZDBsGTUJ44PbsLR0MeaCgZ99AsvDdQy5VgEK2BsubDfL9cWd_kV3MGSurnKMaf-7A]]* || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Gpi-EQB6r-4RbFeWJPXsrrvrh97TOpG_UUiaXDJxoHvpxlny_LTpJ70etfGuba6gDJ4em_d5sGKEBgarwIQUwhVMP1o07k22LTxHwc--m3EV5PvTYg]]*<span style="background-color: #bab79f; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4,700 ||  ||

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