What was the allied air force named in the 1900s the germans were the lufftwaffe?

Question

Early 1900s to 30s maybe. I'm wondering what the allied air force was named at the time i think their symbol was a target and the Germans name was Lufftwaffe.

Answer 1

How many things can you get wrong in one short question?

That target you refer to is called a roundel.

The first use of a roundel on military aircraft was during the First World War by the French Air Service. The chosen design was the French national cockade, which consisted of a blue-white-red emblem mirroring the colours of the Flag of France. Similar national cockades were designed and adopted for use as aircraft roundels by their allies. The British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) abandoned their original painted Union Flags because they looked too much like the German cross and the British soldiers in the trenches had shot at them mistaking them for German aircraft. Instead, British aircraft roundels were eventually designed to use the French colours in reverse, red-white-blue from centre to rim, after a short period of using a red-rimmed white circle that closely resembled the roundel, used to this day, by Denmark. This red-white-blue from center to rim roundel design was subsequently adopted by British Imperial air forces with a maple leaf (RCAF), kangaroo (RAAF), and kiwi (RNZAF). During WWI, roundels based on national cockade colours were subsequently adopted by the air forces of other countries, including the U.S. Army Air Service.

Luftwaffe established in 1935 under Göring, in contravention of the Treaty of Versailles.
The forerunner of the Luftwaffe, the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte), was founded in 1910 with the emergence of military aircraft. After the First World War ended in German defeat, the Luftstreitkräfte was dissolved completely under the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles, which demanded that its aeroplanes be completely destroyed.

Answer 2

At the beginning of WWII, the Luftwaffe was superior to the allied air force, in numbers. As someone else posted, they were limited by a lack of strategic bombers. By the time of the Battle of Britain, however, British tenacity and American industrial might had begun to grind down the luftwaffe, and by the time the american air force showed up in mid 42, the only advantage the Germans had was excellent anti-aircraft capabilities.

Answer 3

In 1900, the US air power command was called "The Wright Brothers".

During WWI the aircraft were under the command of the US Army Air Corps.

After WWII, the US Air Force was created.

Answer 4

Actually although the allies (well, most) had a three-ringed target marking their aircraft, different countries had different colour bands for their aircraft. They were all named differently, too. The English called theirs RAF (Royal Air Force) I think the americans called theirs American Air Force, but I'm not too sure. Luftwaffe is really just German for Air Force. Look it up in a dictionary.

Answer 5

The Luftwaffe was a term which was used closer to WWII, after Hitler, against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, reformed a German air force. The forerunner of the Luftwaffe was the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte), which was founded in 1910 with the emergence of military aircraft.

The French Air Force was originally founded in 1910 and was called Armée de l’Air, and Britain's Royal Flying Corps (which merged in 1918 with the Royal Naval Air Service to form the Royal Air Force), was founded in 1912.

The first use of a roundel on military aircraft was during the First World War by the French Air Service. The chosen design was the French national cockade, which consisted of a blue-white-red emblem mirroring the colours of the Flag of France. Similar national cockades were designed and adopted for use as aircraft roundels by their allies. The British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) abandoned their original painted Union Flags because they looked too much like the German cross and the British soldiers in the trenches had shot at them mistaking them for German aircraft. Instead, British aircraft roundels were eventually designed to use the French colours in reverse, red-white-blue from center to rim, after a short period of using a red-rimmed white circle that closely resembled the roundel, used to this day, by Denmark. This red-white-blue from center to rim roundel design was subsequently adopted by British Imperial air forces with a maple leaf (RCAF), kangaroo (RAAF), and kiwi (RNZAF). During WWI, roundels based on national cockade colours were subsequently adopted by the air forces of other countries, including the U.S. Army Air Service, which would later become the US Air Force and would use a star with stripes on each side for its emblem.

Answer 6

There was no "allied air force", just as there was no allied navy, and no allied army. The various countries involved retained control of their personnel and equipment.

Both the US Navy and the US Army had airplanes. It wasn't until 1947 that the US Air Force was created. The UKGBNI had Her Majesty's Royal Air Force.

Answer 7

The airforces were:

The Soviet Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
Army Air Coprs (later US Air Force)
RCAF, RNZAF, RAAF