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Cowin, Hugh W. Allied Aviation of World War I: A Pictorial History of Allied Aviators and Aircraft of the Great War (2000). Osprey Aviation. ISBN 1841762261. 112 pgs. Cowin, Hugh W. German and Austrian Aviation of World War I: A Pictorial Chronicle of the Airmen and Aircraft That Forged German Airpower (2000).
Pusher Aces of World War 1: Volume 88 of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces: Volume 88 of Aircraft of the Aces. Osprey Publishing, 2009. ISBN 1-84603-417-5, ISBN 978-1-84603-417-6; Herris, Jack & Pearson, Bob Aircraft of World War I. London, Amber Books, 2010. ISBN 978-1-906626-65-5. Jackson, Peter The Guinness Book of Air Warfare. London, Guinness ...
The aircraft entered service with French bomber squadrons in November 1916, [12] and by the start of 1917, they made up the bulk of the French night bombing force. [ 13 ] The Peugeot 8Aa engine suffered from frequent mechanical breakdowns and, as a direct result, by May 1917 the decision was taken to phase out the Voisin VIII.
Chant, Chris, The World's Great Bombers, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000, ISBN 0-7607-2012-6 Crosby, Francis, The Complete Guide to Fighters & Bombers of the World: An Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting in World War I Through the Jet Fighters and Stealth Bombers of the ...
Captain Indra Lal Roy was credited with 10 aerial victories, within two weeks in July 1918, while piloting a Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a in No. 40 Squadron RAF. [5] [6] He is the only Indian ace of the war. [7] Captain (later Group Captain) Arthur Peck of No. 111 Squadron RFC was credited with eight aerial victories. [8]
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.
The bombardment of Madras was an engagement of the First World War, at Madras (now Chennai), British India.The bombardment was initiated by the German light cruiser Emden at the outset of the war in 1914.
The German aircraft were powered by 110 kW (150 hp) Benz Bz.III engines and armed with one or two lMG 08/15 machine guns. [ 1 ] One example was modified as a triplane, while a second aircraft was modified with sponsons replacing the outrigger floats in support of the development process for the Zeppelin-Lindau (Dornier) Rs.IV .