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Aviation in World War I

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WWI Aircraft: Sopwith Camel

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The Role Of Airplanes And Cavalry in World War 1 I OUT OF THE TRENCHES

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Aviation in World War One | KNOW Aviation

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Eyes in the sky: aircraft & weaponry in WW1

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WW1 Aviation Short Film - HAWKER - Trailer (Test Shots) - Lanoe Hawker VC DSO

World War I was the first major conflict involving the large-scale use of aircraft. Tethered observation balloons had already been employed in several wars, and would be used extensively for artillery spotting. Germany employed Zeppelins for reconnaissance over the North Sea and Baltic and also for strategic bombing raids over Britain and the Eastern Front.
    • The early years of war 

    • The dawn of air combat 

    • 1915: The Fokker Scourge 

    • 1916: Verdun and the Somme 

    • 1917: Bloody April 

    • 1918 – the Spring Offensive 

    • Impact 

    • Anti-aircraft weaponry 

    • Bombing and reconnaissance 

    • Strategic bombing 

    • Observation balloons