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War in the air
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- 1Airship raids-Sept 1914 = little prep for home defence
-21st May 1915 = Zeppelins raids killed 7, injured 51
-Overall, 51 Zeppelin raids
-Airships dropped 200 tons of bombs, killed 557 people + psychological impact
-RFC took over home defence + 11 squadrons deployed vs German raiders
-Outrage in press over lack of air-raid warnings = lighting restrictions, nighttime blackouts
-Nov 1916 = Gothas dropped 6 bombs on Victoria station
-Dec 1917 = first night-fighter air crafts deployed - shot down Gotha
-British - RFC Number 41 Wing for continuous bombing from Oct 1917 - 2Reconnaissance-AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS: invented 1850, first Zeppelin in 1900, Royal Navy used airships prior to WW1, balloons used from 1780s for observation e.g. Boer War (could ascend 4000 ft)
-FIRST RECONNAISSANCE PLANE: mid-Aug 1914 = 4 squadrons to France to support army through scouting
-FIRST SCOUTPLANE SHOT DOWN: 22nd Aug 1914 shot by German rifle fire - 3Communication + Radio-Radio new in 1914, but morse code used before
-1st airborne transmitter = 72 lbs
-May 1916 - 300 British aircrafts had radio - 4Air photography-1918 = automatic film-loaded cameras
-March 1915 = Battle of Neuve Chapelle images revealed German trench construction
-1915 - first camouflage unit by the French, British 1916 - 5Aircrafts + technology-Pusher plane with propeller at back to avoid bullets hitting e.g. 1915 Vickers FB5 Gunbus
-French Garros metal plates on propellor
-1915 - Fokker 'interrupter gear', British respond with Vickers-challenger
-1917 British SE5
-1914 -18 = double the aircraft speed and engine power up x 6 - 6Trenchyard strategy-Haig and Trenchyard as battlefield partners - aircraft supported army e.g. 300 aircraft at Paschendale
-Tactics = isolating key sectors of battlefield to prevent enemy getting supplies
-Complex logistical system and had to adapt quickly - needed constant supplies
-Many casualties e.g. 1 in 4 aircrew killed - 7RAF-April 1918 = RAF created by combining RFC + RNAS
-Nov 1918 = 30,000 personnel + 23,000 aircraft - 8Aces-Heroic status to ace fighter pilots
-German 'Red Barron' credited with 80 victories
-British lead ace = Mannock, credited with 73 victories
-Trenchyard disliked cult of individual, but was good propaganda
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- AS - Level History (Warfare ) Flashcards on War in the air, created by Amy Darch on 17/06/2017.
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- Amy Darch · Jun 2017
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