World War I
A look at The War To End All Wars.
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31st Jul 2021 - The Bristol Fighter was another fighter developed independently of The Sopwith Aviation Company. Developed in 1916, The Bristol was nicknamed “B …
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31st Jul 2021 - An early French designed Reconnaissance Plane in 1913. Considered one of the most successful Warplanes deployed. They were used in great numbers by Fr …
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31st Jul 2021 - The British Pup was first introduced in 1916. Smaller than the standard fighter, The Pup had a much more reliable air combat turning ration with regar …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Dolphin entered service late in the War (1918). It saw much of it's service at The Western Front. Crewing a single Pilot, the plane was 22 feet lo …
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31st Jul 2021 - Yet another World War I weapon that would become a Worldwide “icon” was The Browning Model 1918 Rifle. One of the first “true” …
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31st Jul 2021 - Developed by Hiram Maxim in 1885, The Maxim Heavy Machine Gun saw many Model variations in it's long career in The German (and others) Armed Forces (u …
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31st Jul 2021 - The horrors of Trench Warfare were a tangible thing to all sides involved in World War I. The mud, cold and obvious sickness (both natural and man-mad …
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31st Jul 2021 - Developed and deployed late in The War, the Model 1918 7-Inch Gun was a first attempt at a Self-Propelled weapons system (that would eventually become …
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31st Jul 2021 - Taking the phrase “Everything Old is New Again” coupled with “Necessity is The Mother of Invention” - would lead to this &ldqu …
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31st Jul 2021 - In reality, The Trench Crossbow was designed by The French for use in Trench Warfare. Designed to throw Hand Grenades, it was actually deployed to &ld …
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31st Jul 2021 - To think that a child's toy could be used as a weapon of war is not far fetched. In actuality, The sling (and resulting Slingshot), is perhaps one of …
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31st Jul 2021 - The British “Courageous” - Class of Battleships were designed for use in World War I, by The Royal Navy – in 1915. Close to 20,000 t …