World War I History Aeronautics Aerospace

World War I History Aeronautics Aerospace

World War I

Aircraft, pilots, and flying missions of World War One, also known as the Great War.

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- Outline of Manfred von Richthofen's career. Photographs, information on family, chronology of military service.
- Dedicated to the American pilots who flew for France before America's entry into World War I. Information and photographs about the Memorial, foundation, history, pilots, airplanes.
- Describes beginnings of the SPAD company, strengths and weaknesses of its aircraft, restoration of the oldest known surviving example, photographs, links.
- An online edition of Captain Manfred von Richthofen's 1917 account of the air war during WW-I.
- The Nieuport Aircraft 1909-1945. Photographs, drawings, profiles, serial lists of Nieuport aircraft plus period drawings of WW-I aircraft engines and WW-I aircraft.
- Historical website about the German ace Oswald Boelcke and his squadron, also covering other German aces and their planes. Despite the title, the site is in English.
- Describes the development, operational history, strengths and weaknesses of the Fokker Triplane. Written in the form of an outline.
- Manfred von Richthofen's military career, year by year. Chart of Richthofen's victories by month, photographs and details of aircraft.
- Information on the aces, air battles, and aircraft involved in the conflict.
- History of a famous flying squadron of WW-I. Photographs of their aircraft, optional audio file of ragtime music, map showing location of their airfield.
- An archive of files on the controversy which surrounds the death of World War One's top-scoring ace. Includes eyewitness audio files.
- A comprehensive database on World War I aviation. Aces, aircraft, medals, forum, news, links, this day in history (events, births, deaths relevant to the topic).
- The story of the Zeppelin LZ85 and other airships. Description of the Zeppelin along with pictures and other useful information.
- The most famous plane of WW-I and universally associated with the Red Baron (Dr standing for Dreidecker, or 3 wings), including information on its invention and design, and the history of the plane in combat.
- The online George H. Williams WW-I Aviation Library located at the University of Texas at Dallas.
- Research project of the 320 Fokker Dr.1 triplanes built during World War I and the fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen also known as The Red Baron. Information, photographs, books, artwork, links.
- The Society of World War One Aero Historians.
- With the American Escadrille at Verdun - text of a book by James R. McConnell.
- Aircraft listed by nationality with history of each type. Statistics for total production by each nation, front line strength, and combat losses throughout the war.
- Publishers of Over The Front, the leading journal in the field of Great War military aviation research. Stories of the men and missions, markings and colors of the aeroplanes, images, links to local chapters.
- Song lyrics describe the incident of July 6, 1917 when the Red Baron was critically wounded in aerial combat yet lived to fight again.
- More than two thousand photographs of aeroplanes, airships, and kite balloons from the first two decades of flight.
- Describes the use of Zeppelins during WW-I.

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