The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR - Week 1

The First World War in France

The First World War in France

World War I French Aircraft

 

 

Listing of all aircraft deployed by the nation of France during World War 1 with history text, performance specifications and photograph images.

WWI French Aircraft

Tanker's Tuesday : T 44 Tank

T-44 production came about as a successor to the world-famous T-34. However, it was a near total redesign. It was made with the intention of having greater cross-country performance, and more effective armor. In 1943, the plan was to mount the 85mm gun on a new, and improved platform, taking into account all the lessons learned from the T-34, but when the T-34-85 was produced, it was clear that the T-44 lost out on its cutting edge design somewhat (as it shared some features with the T-34-85), and the design was considered less important than increasing T-34 production, mostly because developing and producing a new vehicle would slow down overall production of tanks – something the Red Army could hardly afford, even by this stage of the war. The T-44 project was reworked later in the war, and although it was mass produced, it was still a very secretive design. The T-44 design had some attempts after the war to give it a larger armament, which led directly on to the highly successful T-54/55 tank.

T44 Tank

WW1 Dogfight & Battle Reenactment - Part 1

The Red Baron & The Flying Circus in full HD at 1080p

SPAD VII dogfights the Fokker Dr. 1 Triplane at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

 

 

 

 

 

I had many happy weekends spent here as a

kid, and it's still going strong!

http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/

World War 1 Italian Military Aircraft (1914-1918)

  

While joining the Allies only later in the conflict, the Italian commitment against the Central Powers should not be overlooked.

World War 1 Italian Aircraft

Future War Stories: FWS Top 10: The Most Iconic Military Sci-Fi Techno...

 

Future War Stories: FWS Top 10: The Most Iconic Military Sci-Fi Techno...: Technology is often a prime hallmark of time period, the culture that made it, and a symbol of an generation. The same is true for the ge...

Bristol F.2 Fighter

 

The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War developed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the "Brisfit" or "Biff".

Top speed: 123 mph

Wingspan: 39′ 0″

Length: 25.82′

Retired: 1930

Unit cost: 1,350–1,350 GBP (1918)

First flight: September 9, 1916

Manufacturers: Standard Motor Company, Bristol Aeroplane Company

 

 

 

BRISTOL F2B FIGHTER VERSUS FOKKER TRIPLANE

WW1 Bristol Fighter F2b in post-war colours

Bristol Fighter F2B

Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe

The Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force. It was designed and built by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War, and came into squadron ...

Top speed: 121 mph

Wingspan: 31′ 0″

Length: 19.85′

Weight: 1,314 lbs

Engine type: Rotary engine

First flight: October 1917

Manufacturer: Sopwith Aviation Company

Sopwith Snipe 1918 WW1 Fighter

British Sopwith Snipe WW1 fighter

Kermie Cam - Sopwith Snipe - Part 1

Airco DH.4

 

 

The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seater biplane of the First World War. It was the first British two seat light day-bomber to have an effective defensive armament. The DH.4 proved a huge success and was often considered the best single-engine bomber of the War. It was flown by a number of famous British and American aces, such as Frederick Cotton and Charles Bartlett.

Macchi M.5

 

The Macchi M.5 was an Italian single-seat fighter flying boat, designed and built by Nieuport-Macchi at Varese. It was extremely maneuverable and agile and matched the land-based aircraft it had to fight.

The M.5 was operated by five Italian maritime patrol squadrons as a fighter and convoy escort. By the end of World War I, these aircraft were flown by both United States Navy and United States Marine Corps airmen. The three versions of the airplane proposed include the model flown by the Italian ace Domenico Arcidiacono, an American plane flown by Willis B. Haviland and a captured Austrian plane piloted by Friedrich Welker.