Air-Crafts In Ww2

World War II was one of the deadliest military conflicts in history. There were many different battles that took place within this war; some more important than others. World War II began once Germany’s new dictator, Adolf Hitler, decided that he wanted to gain power for Germany and for himself. One of Hitler’s first moves in power was invading Poland on September 1, 1939. Many other countries became involved in this war because of the alliance system. The two sides during this war were the Allies and Axis powers. German, Italy and Japan were on the Axis powers; France, Britain, and the United States were on the Allies. Germany first began with the Blitzkrieg tactic meaning “lightning war”. This tactic is based on speed, surprise and was

First of all, it was a common sight to see hefty bombers from both sides being flanked by their swift fighters for protection. However, at the beginning of the war, surprisingly, Great Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command believed that bombers would be well-armed enough to protect themselves without an escort through enemy skies. As the war dragged on, it eventually became clear that fighters were needed to assist the bombing runs. Secondly, unlike popular belief, aviation was most often used as aerial reconnaissance during the onset of the war. It was evident that the Germans saw aerial reconnaissance as an essential tactic for winning the war. By 1939, Germany’s Luftwaffe had created 23 reconnaissance squadrons, each with a photograph developing laboratory. (32) In addition, Germans “carried out at least 500 reconnaissance overflights in the 8 months before Hitler’s armies finally struck in the West in May 1940.” (Harwood, 38) Lastly, the German air force was backed with 860 Me 109's and 350 Me 110's for combat, whereas France’s I'Armée de I'Air had only 552 relatively modern fighters, and Great Britain’s Royal Air Force originally had roughly 48 outdated Gladiator biplanes and 168 Hurricane fighters. Despite having such a large number of aircraft, the Luftwaffe's planes were limited. The Me 109 had little endurance and would have to be fitted with an

The First World War was monumental in history because of all the new technology that was introduced. One particular area that developed during the Great War was the use of airplanes by the German and Allied militaries. In comparison, they both had different mentalities towards an invention that was only made successful less than a decade before the outbreak of war in 1914 by the Wright Brothers in North Carolina, United States. The German Military welcomed the idea with open arms, investing in its potential for military uses, whereas the Allies remained reserved and hesitant, claiming that aircraft could not be used for anything more offensive than reconnaissance missions. These differences in opinions later affected the development of each air force. The German military kept making monthly improvements to their equipment whereas the allied pilots were slow in their respective air forces evolution. However, there was a common progression that both militaries had which was the slow phasing out of the cavalry on either side due to the effectiveness of the aircrafts reconnaissance capabilities. During the World War One, the German military took advantage of the new technology available to them, which gave significant results, whereas the Allies had a more traditional mindset for the beginning of the conflict.

1. Purpose: To Provide Information Regarding Present Status of Available Allied Air Power and Options Following Landings.

World War I, although originating in Europe, affected people on a global scale. Advancements in technology across the globe were at a peak, and flying was at the forefront. Later in the war capabilities in the air, whether offensive or defensive, would play a pivotal role in the successes and failures across all avenues of combat.

The weapons used in World War II drastically changed from the weapons used in World War I. Assault rifles changed from bolt action which were used later back in the late 1800’s to semi and fully automatic weapons that were made at the beginning of World War II and to be used throughout the rest of the war. The tanks also were upgraded putting bigger and better lightweight machine guns at the top to keep enemies down while infantry advanced (Crowl and Love 163). The advancement in the aviation department increased heavily, by time the war approached the Pacific, the Americans had several different type of aircrafts for certain duties. They had medium bombers, heavy bombers, fighter bombers, and fighters (Crowl and Love 158).

WW1 changed Aviation from small little planes to long range bombers and fighter pilots. This war added a air force to most countries which also made it so we would have big planes and more dangliest planes. These planes would set the corse to modern planes. This also made it so the world traveled by air. WW1 made modern aviation possible to

The impact that aviation had on the bombing campaigns of the Great War was rather miniscule. For example, C. G. Grey, an aviation historian, wrote: “During 1914-18 the damage done in England by [aerial] bombing was practically negligible. A few houses were damaged in a few English towns. About 1,500 people altogether were killed. No armament factory of any importance was destroyed.” Germany –considering her geographic location was closer to the war epicenter- was slightly more prone to bombings than Great Britain was but it was still a minute threat when factored into the whole grand scheme of war-induced devastation. Nevertheless, aerial forces did play an ample role as support units during land and sea battles. For example, during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the RFC played a substantial part in providing support for the British and French troops on the ground. The Luftstreitkräfte was also present at the battle, but the British, with the assistance of the French Armée de l'Air (Army of the air), had the strength in numbers. Tactics would comprise of bombing and gunning the enemy trenches as a means of cover for advancing infantry and patrolling the skies for enemy aircraft. However, reconnaissance and observation was undoubtedly the most useful role conducted by the aerial forces of WWI and probably the way in which it made the greatest strategic impact. Artillery was arguably the

Airplanes resulted in many unnecessary deaths, because of dogfights and being shot down from land. Majority of airmen died due to this and not being equipped with parachutes. Early war planes were used to locate artillery and troops, or as supply lines. The Germans were first to arm their planes with machine guns able to fire forward without damaging the propellers, followed by the Allies. War planes greatly effected battle, adding another dimension to an already deadly encounter resulting in a great number of

The negative aspects of aircrafts was that it contained no parachutes, meaning the pilot wouldn’t make it out alive if the plane got shot down. Nature of war changed due to the introduction of aircrafts. One prime example will be that the commanders on each side could play a significant and decisive role, since they had air supervision. Thanks to aircrafts each side could mark out the positions/locations of enemy troops. Secondly, airplanes could drop bombs more precisely because they could locate the

In World War II there were many new ways that war was fought, from massive air campaigns to the battles out on the sea between two naval fleets. The advancements in ships gave birth to colossal Aircraft Carriers that were used in the Pacific Theater of World War II. These battles were fought between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Fleet. The Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific Theater played large roles in major battles between the US and the Japanese so that the side with superior aircraft carrier presence won.

The second source used in this report is a website named wwiaviation.com written by William Ira Boucher. This website provides a detailed and extensive history of the use of aircraft in the first

The helicopter played a huge role in The Vietnam War, both as a transport and combat aircraft. Helicopters were a huge method of transportation for troops in Vietnam. The attack helicopter was also introduced as a vital weapon and it gave a new strategy for the U.S. military. These attack helicopters intimidated enemy ground forces while giving close air support to troops on the ground. The strategy behind conventional bombing in World War Two was to drop a large amount of bombs and destroy large areas. During the Cold War there was a lot of nuclear tension between the US and USSR. The Cold War was a massive show of force, competing for the superior aircraft. During World War Two, bombers had supportive aircraft but in the Cold War aircraft

Technological advancements during World War II made a significant change in what we know as war. Battles became far more violent and gruesome, but also made war much easier to have a clear cut winner. The first innovation was modern tanks and vehicles. As the need for mobility increased, so did the demand for innovations. Tanks gave both speed and protection to soldiers being transported, along with a significant increase in firepower (Advancements).

Another slower achievement was improving the aircraft designs, although when World War I arrived, countries soon realised the importance of aircraft and the advantage they could give. In that time the production had to increase considering the largely rising demands from governments from both sides of the Atlantic. What was the most significant of the War was the development of more powerful motors, these new motors aloud certain aircraft to reach seeps of up to 130 miles per hour. These fast speeds more than doubles the speed of original war designed aircraft, this rise in speed also aloud larger aircraft to be possible.