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This is a list of World War I Entente aircraft organized by country of origin. Dates are of first flight. Dates are of first flight. Nieuport 10, used by most Entente countries as fighter, reconnaissance aircraft and trainer.
Cheesman, E.F. (ed.) Fighter Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, UK: Harleyford, 1960; The Great War, television documentary by the BBC. Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen German Aircraft of the First World War. London, Putnam, 1962. Guttman, Jon. Pusher Aces of World War 1: Volume 88 of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces: Volume 88 of Aircraft of ...
Lacking an indigenous aviation industry, the Ottoman Empire primarily relied on Germany for aircraft, although a number of French pre-war aircraft were used in the early part of the war. The Ottoman Empire also operated two Avro 504 light fighter reconnaissance aircraft. Later on, they were used as trainer aircraft
Most articles about aircraft types that were used in World War I are in one of the 1910–1919 (first flight) categories listed below. Some aircraft (e.g. airship) types with earlier first flights were also used in WWI.
The term ace (now commonly flying ace) was first used by French newspapers during World War I, describing Adolphe Pégoud as l'as ('the ace'), after he downed five German aircraft. When aircraft began to shoot or force down other aircraft, systems to count "air victories" were subsequently developed.
Data from British Aeroplanes 1914–18 Aircraft Profile No. 73: The Sopwith Triplane General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) Wingspan: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) Height: 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) Wing area: 231 sq ft (21.5 m 2) Empty weight: 1,101 lb (499 kg) Gross weight: 1,541 lb (699 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Clerget 9B 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 130 hp (97 kW ...
World War I was the first war to see major use of planes for offensive, defensive and reconnaissance operations, and both the Entente Powers and the Central Powers used planes extensively. Almost as soon as they were invented, planes were drafted for military service. Battles: Aviation in World War I (1914–1918) 1914 in aviation
The airplanes carried twenty-pound bombs, and at least one airship was destroyed. [2] [3] On 21 November 1914, the RNAS flew across Lake Constance to bomb the Zeppelin factories in Friedrichshafen and Ludwigshafen. [3] On 25 December the Cuxhaven Raid was the first attack by sea-based airplanes launched from