Were any aircrafts used in WWI?If so who were the first to introduce them into the war?

Answer 1

The first country to introduce airplanes in combats was Italy, during the Libyan War in 1911.
In Libyan War Italians performed the first recon missions, the first bombing missions, the first psicological-war mission dropping written messages, and, when enemy aircraft arrived, the first air combats, and an Italian Navy airship also performed the first "air target traction"(a wooden aircraft shape) in order to train infantry in anti-aircraft shooting.
At the beginning of the WWI almost all nations had their flying corps.....of about 100 planes each, (France 136-138, UK 48-113, Germany 180-232, Italy (1915) 130-150,
Austro-Hungary 60-86, Russia 210-244, Belgium
24, USA (1915) 55).

Answer 2

There was even one early observer pilot who carried BRICKS to try to drop them on the observation aircraft of the opposing side. There's no record of his bricks ever hitting the other plane when he drpped one...

Its kind of interresting that early attempts to arm a fighter plane centered on firing the guns through the prop, which inherantly limited the rate of fire (when they figured out how to not shoot thier own prop off)

In WWII they learned to mount the guns out in the wings, outside the prop arc to allow the guns to fire at thier best rate and they simply stood the plane up in a test rig, fired a few rounds and adjusted the guns to hit the target whent he pilot's sighting system said the bullets should hit the target. In reality a technological regression compared to the interrupter gear system. (sometimes technology isn't all its cracked up to be )

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Observation balloons were used at least as early as the Civil War (1860's)

I have read that the Chinese hung people under huge kites for military observation/spying...

Answer 3

At the beginning of the war, aircraft were used for observation only. Then the pilots started shooting pistols and then rifles at each other, and the escalation was on. Before you knew it, Snoopy was chasing the Red Baron with guns blazing.

Answer 4

Never heard of the Red Baron? U.S., Great Briton and Germany all had a combat ready air force at the beginning of WW1. Unknown who flew into combat first -- most likely the agressor.

Answer 5

Yes! Ever hear of the biplane? The first fighter aircraft were biplanes..and yes, they flew in WW1.

Ever hear of these names...Eddie Rickenbacker and "Red Baron" von Richtofen...both WW1 fighter aces...as well as a few other people...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Baron

and as far as BOMBS were concerned, some pilots dropped them by hurling them over the side!

Answer 6

Yes, they were used in WW1.

I think the Germans introduced them into the war. The HISTORY CHANNEL occasionally has programs about this stuff.

Answer 7

Yes! It is a little known fact that London and other cities were
bombed by the Germans during WW1 as well as WW2!

Answer 8

yes bi-planes were used, mainly for overseeing the land battles at first, then the pilots would shoot at each other with hand held pistols. Baron Von Richthoffen was the famous german 'the red baron'

Answer 9

Here's the website, you do the research, it was a simple question why couldn't you yahoo or google it?

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110426/wwI/ww1.html

Answer 10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_Aviation


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