World War One was a time of tremendous sadness and great innovation. One of the fruits of war that can still be seen today is the airplane. At the time before the war, aircrafts were extremely bulky and inefficient to a point where they served no purpose in war. Until one day in World War 1 when everything changed forever. As BBC News stats “For the British it all started on 13 August 1914 at 08:20, when Lieutenant H D Harvey-Kelly landed the first Royal Flying Corps (RFC) aircraft to deploy in WW1 at Amiens in northern France.” (BBC News). To the average person this is not that grand of an achievement. But on the contrary, this was a hefty order for Harvey-Kelly to fulfill with the conditions of the battlefield. Harvey-Kelly faced not just
Have you ever wondered about the aircraft from World War Two? Or how aircrafts operated, or what materials they used to operate and win in dogfights? The WWII era was one of the first time that airplanes were used to fight in wars on such a large scale and with such a large impact. Aircraft was extremely beneficial in this war. Airplanes were a huge advantage in WWII because of all the ammunition they carried, and they used a lot of resources to help fight during WWII for their country.
Airplanes were in a similar position as tanks - the technology was really too new and immature for effective combat use. At best, the airplane provided better observation and reconnaissance ability than previously available, but, in a static trench-warfare setting (with the commonly poor European weather), the amount of benefit this provided is easy to overstate. Tactical and strategic bombing was non-existent; the airplane would have to wait for the wars of
But, the aircrafts were eventually used for more than scouting ahead it later turned into a point of emphasis of where the war would take place. Using this source to support my thesis will help give a better understanding of what I will be writing about. I will be using this source to help the development of sub-points that I will be using in my research paper. The context of this source will help out on the claims and development of things I will discuss in my paper, and I will not use this document to disagree
With the invention of the machine gun the fighter plane was created and the first flying “aces” arose. This was important because when both sides were entrenched it became the job of the planes to create an opening. In addition to fighter planes the creation of bombers played a vital role in the war and in subsequent wars. Planes were now able to just drop a bomb on the enemy, causing a large amount of damage. The advancements in aircraft made during wartime paved the way for future generations to create advanced airplanes with useful additions like precise maneuvering equipment and missiles. In addition, post-war advancements include the invention of the tri-motor in 1926, the first single engine plane in 1927, and the first transatlantic passenger plane also in 1927. WWI had a huge effect on the development of plane technology because without it people may have never realized the potential for air warcraft except for the few pilots with the vision of dropping bombs on the
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.
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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.
World war I was deadly on the ground and at sea, but one thing you forget is the battle in the air where they would get shot by anyone. Planes are new at this time they were invented 11 years before hand. At the beginning of the war planes were canvas and wood at the end of the war, they were melted and wood with machine guns. Pilots lived only for a couple weeks before they caught fire or got shot down. Planes at this time only went100 mph and only went 10 miles over enemy territory and best of all there were no parachutes so when you got shot down.
A gruesome and horrifying war, World War I led to great advancements in technology. Both sides of the war began trying to outdo one another in terms of crafting the best killing machines. With each side developing new weapons to gain the upper hand in the war, war technology became extremely important. New technology assisted soldiers in fighting the enemy in numerous different ways. Important advancements in war technology that helped define the Great War were tanks, machine guns, and flamethrowers.
These airplanes at first by the people thought they were going to be useless. In the end, the airplanes ended up being very useful. The airplanes served as a good way to shoot out the opponents. The airplanes being up in the air was such a good advantage for the soldiers that were going to use them for war purposes.
During World War One there were many new technological advancements that completely changed the way we fought the war. With new weapons making it harder to get near the enemy, and a new style of fighting that made it difficult to actually hit the enemy, new technology had to be made. Some of these new technologies were extremely brutal and caused way more deaths than any other war the United States had previously been a part of. Although many of these new technologies increased the death toll in the war, there were others that actually reduced it. New medical improvements were made that reduced death from disease significantly and some that made treating injuries on the battlefield, rather than in a
Imagine standing in thick mud, surrounded by dirt walls. Artillery shells could be heard crashing into the ground as fellow soldiers were blown up in close proximity. Moaning from the wounded filled the air. Fear and panic were abundant as the soldiers employed methodical tasks they had learned in their training. A quick glance over the parapet showed the brutality of war, as this is the day-to-day life of a soldier in the trenches. During World War I new scientific know how allowed for the development and introduction of numerous types of weaponry for use in battle. Advancements of technology during World War I led to a higher number of casualties than what was otherwise possible. The technologies included guns, tanks, explosives, barbed wire, and poison gas.
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
For thousands of years from all corners of the world, mankind has dreamed of these larger than life frays fought between the most massive and powerful nations embodied the name given to them. Advancements and a flourishing in technology is due to the innovation of the airplane to be utilized on, or over the front lines of the the most devastating battles to ever scar the face of the earth. To many, the skies in the dawn of World War I was a new frontier, and any type of aviation on its own was relatively new to this era. In a short span of time an untrusted mode of transportation was transformed into a war machine. who had the unique condition of being in the sky, had a great impact on what occurred on the battlefield below. The aces in
Anthony Fokker, discuss his contributions to the development of aviation during and after World War One.