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British recruiting poster from 1915 at German bombing of Britain, 1914–1918, by the Publicity Department of the Central Recruiting Depot (restored by Adam Cuerden) SM U-21 sinking the Linda Blanche , by Willy Stöwer
The improved British air defences forced Kagohl 3 to turn to night bombing, at first intended to be temporary until re-equipped with improved aircraft but the Gotha G V turned out to be a disappointment, no better than the G IV. The G V and later Gotha models, even the G VII, built to reach an altitude of 20,000–23,000 ft (6,000–7,000 m ...
The Independent Air Force (IAF), also known as the Independent Force or the Independent Bombing Force and later known as the Inter-Allied Independent Air Force, was a First World War strategic bombing force which was part of Britain's Royal Air Force and was used to strike against German railways, aerodromes, and industrial centres without co-ordination with the Army or Navy.
An Aviatik B.I, typical of the primitive two-seaters used by the Carrier Pigeon Squadron in late 1914.. Major Wilhelm Siegert was an aviation pioneer and an influential advocate of strategic bombing, who immediately approached the Oberste Heeresleitung (Supreme Army Command or OHL) proposing the formation of a bombing aeroplane force to attack Britain from Calais; the idea was accepted and on ...
The targets of these raids were industrial and port facilities and government buildings, but few of the bombs hit military targets, most falling on private property and killing civilians. Although the German strategic bombing campaign against Britain was the most extensive of the war, it was largely ineffective, in terms of actual damage done.
The airships were used for the strategic bombing of Britain. On 19 July 1918, seven Sopwith Camels took off from HMS Furious, a converted battlecruiser, in the first attack in history by aircraft from an aircraft carrier. For the loss of one man and several aircraft, the British destroyed Zeppelins L 54, L 60 and a captive balloon.
The Raid on Cuxhaven (German: Weihnachtsangriff, Christmas Raid) was a British ship-based air-raid on the Imperial German Navy at Cuxhaven mounted on Christmas Day, 1914. Aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service were carried to within striking distance by seaplane tenders of the Royal Navy , supported by both surface ships and submarines.
The memorial in Poplar Recreation Ground Detail of the inscription Souvenir of the raid, on display at the RAF Museum in Hendon. The Poplar Recreation Ground Memorial is a memorial to 18 children killed at Upper North Street School in Poplar on 13 June 1917, by the first daylight bombing attack on London by fixed-wing aircraft.