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1914 Etrich (Rumpler) Taube by Russell Smith
The Taube was a pre-World War I German monoplane and the first mass-produced military plane in Germany. It was used for all common military aircraft applications, including as a fighter, bomber, surveillance plane and trainer from its first flight in 1910 until the beginning of World War I.
The name Taube, which is Geman for “dove”, does not refer to a specific make or manufacturer of the aircraft, but rather to the design itself. Thus, the plane, which was very popular in the years immediately prior to the First World War, was produced by a number of manufacturers in both Germany and Austria. The most well known versions, however, were those produced by Etrich and Rumpler. By 1914 the Taube proved lacking as a serious warplane and was soon replaced.
The Taube was a pre-World War I German monoplane and the first mass-produced military plane in Germany. It was used for all common military aircraft applications, including as a fighter, bomber, surveillance plane and trainer from its first flight in 1910 until the beginning of World War I.
The name Taube, which is Geman for “dove”, does not refer to a specific make or manufacturer of the aircraft, but rather to the design itself. Thus, the plane, which was very popular in the years immediately prior to the First World War, was produced by a number of manufacturers in both Germany and Austria. The most well known versions, however, were those produced by Etrich and Rumpler. By 1914 the Taube proved lacking as a serious warplane and was soon replaced.
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The World War I German Zeppelin LZ 37 being stalked by Reginald Warneford in his Morane Parasol on the night of June 5, 1915. Warneford destroyed LZ 37 by dropping six 20 pound Hales bombs on it from above. It was the first Zeppelin destroyed in combat by an aeroplane. Art by Ron Cole
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1918 05 15 Balloon busters aces cover by Mark Postlethwaite
At 0807 hrs on the morning of 15 May 1918, Adjutant Willy Coppens of the 9eme Escadrille, Aviation Militaire Beige, attacked a German kite balloon over the Houthulst Forest, only to find the morning dew interfering with his efforts. After making three attacks through increasingly heavy anti-aircraft fire, he came in slowly at the Drachen’s altitude and fired his last 30 rounds into it. Although he failed to set it alight, he did succeed in cutting its cables. As he climbed over it, the balloon suddenly shot upward, colliding with his aeroplane. Coppens immediately turned off his engine, lest his propeller foul in the fabric, and waited in terrified suspense as his Hanriot HD 1 slid and tumbled along the sagging gasbag until it finally fell over the side. At that point Coppens dove earthward, switched on the engine and, when it restarted, pulled away while the perforated balloon descended to earth and exploded. It was Coppens’ fourth confirmed victory, and he would score his fifth over Houthulst four days later. HD 1 No 24 was destroyed in a German night bombing raid on the 9eme Escadrille’s aerodrome at Les Moeres on 13 June 1918, but Coppens would fly a series of others to become history’s leading balloon ace -and Belgium’s ace of aces -with 35 Drachen and two aeroplanes to his credit
At 0807 hrs on the morning of 15 May 1918, Adjutant Willy Coppens of the 9eme Escadrille, Aviation Militaire Beige, attacked a German kite balloon over the Houthulst Forest, only to find the morning dew interfering with his efforts. After making three attacks through increasingly heavy anti-aircraft fire, he came in slowly at the Drachen’s altitude and fired his last 30 rounds into it. Although he failed to set it alight, he did succeed in cutting its cables. As he climbed over it, the balloon suddenly shot upward, colliding with his aeroplane. Coppens immediately turned off his engine, lest his propeller foul in the fabric, and waited in terrified suspense as his Hanriot HD 1 slid and tumbled along the sagging gasbag until it finally fell over the side. At that point Coppens dove earthward, switched on the engine and, when it restarted, pulled away while the perforated balloon descended to earth and exploded. It was Coppens’ fourth confirmed victory, and he would score his fifth over Houthulst four days later. HD 1 No 24 was destroyed in a German night bombing raid on the 9eme Escadrille’s aerodrome at Les Moeres on 13 June 1918, but Coppens would fly a series of others to become history’s leading balloon ace -and Belgium’s ace of aces -with 35 Drachen and two aeroplanes to his credit
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Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a single-engine, single-seat World War II Soviet fighter. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by both pilots and ground crew. One of the smallest and lightest combat fighters fielded by any combatant during the war, its high power-to-weight ratio gave it excellent performance and it proved to be a formidable dogfighter.
Artist: Danijel Frka
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a single-engine, single-seat World War II Soviet fighter. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by both pilots and ground crew. One of the smallest and lightest combat fighters fielded by any combatant during the war, its high power-to-weight ratio gave it excellent performance and it proved to be a formidable dogfighter.
Artist: Danijel Frka
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1918 06 15 Francesco Baracca Last Victory by Mark Postlethwaite
Obtained his 34th, and final, victory on 15 June 1918 whilst at the controls of SPAD VII 2445 during the fierce aerial dogfights on the first day of the last Austro-Hungarian offensive against Italian forces defending the River Piave.At 1300 hrs, Baracca had shot down a Hansa-Brandenburg Br C I two-seater of Fliegerkompagnie (Flik) 32/D near Saletto for his 33rd success. Flying with his veteran wingman Sergente Gaetano Aliperta, Baracca subsequently wrote in his combat report;’ We spotted a great patrol of 25 fighters flying at a height of about 1200 m. They chased our aeroplanes for a short while, then headed back toward their lines. One of them had drifted away from the patrol, and we quickly surrounded it. I repeatedly hit the aeroplane with my machine gun fire until it struck the ground and nosed over onto its back.’ Baracca had succeeded in downing Albatros D III 153.266, which crashed in a cultivated field near San Biagio di Collalta. The ace generously shared credit for this victory with Aliperta, Baracca recalling that ‘he had helped me out by continually blocking off the enemy pilot as he attempted to retreat’. The latter, Ltn von Josipovich of Flik 51, emerged unscathed from the wreckage of hisAlbatros and was immediately captured. After the war, he resumed his career in aviation, but this time as a civilian pilot. Josipovich subsequently perished in a flying accident
Obtained his 34th, and final, victory on 15 June 1918 whilst at the controls of SPAD VII 2445 during the fierce aerial dogfights on the first day of the last Austro-Hungarian offensive against Italian forces defending the River Piave.At 1300 hrs, Baracca had shot down a Hansa-Brandenburg Br C I two-seater of Fliegerkompagnie (Flik) 32/D near Saletto for his 33rd success. Flying with his veteran wingman Sergente Gaetano Aliperta, Baracca subsequently wrote in his combat report;’ We spotted a great patrol of 25 fighters flying at a height of about 1200 m. They chased our aeroplanes for a short while, then headed back toward their lines. One of them had drifted away from the patrol, and we quickly surrounded it. I repeatedly hit the aeroplane with my machine gun fire until it struck the ground and nosed over onto its back.’ Baracca had succeeded in downing Albatros D III 153.266, which crashed in a cultivated field near San Biagio di Collalta. The ace generously shared credit for this victory with Aliperta, Baracca recalling that ‘he had helped me out by continually blocking off the enemy pilot as he attempted to retreat’. The latter, Ltn von Josipovich of Flik 51, emerged unscathed from the wreckage of hisAlbatros and was immediately captured. After the war, he resumed his career in aviation, but this time as a civilian pilot. Josipovich subsequently perished in a flying accident
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1917 07 Jasta 30 Hunting party by Russell Smith
Jasta 30 Hunting Party features the Albatros DVs of Lt Otto Fuchs (foreground), Lt Kurt Katzenstein (middle), and Oblt Hans Bethge (top). (not visible in this cropped pic)
Otto Fuchs was assigned to Jasta 30 in June 1917. His Albatros DV was adorned with his personal logo of a fox chasing a rooster. He would later apply this same logo to other aircraft when serving with Jasta 77b. Fuchs would end the war with 3 victories.
Kurt Katzenstein, whose name in English translates to “cat-stone”, marked his Albatros DV with a depiction of a cat sitting on a stone. After transferring out of Jasta 30 in January of 1918, Katzenstein would serve briefly with 2 other units before once again returning to Jasta 30 in March of that year. He ended the war with 1 victory.
Hans Bethge, who served as the first Commanding Officer of Jasta 30, scored a majority of his 20 credited victories with the unit before being killed in action in March, 1918.
Jasta 30 Hunting Party features the Albatros DVs of Lt Otto Fuchs (foreground), Lt Kurt Katzenstein (middle), and Oblt Hans Bethge (top). (not visible in this cropped pic)
Otto Fuchs was assigned to Jasta 30 in June 1917. His Albatros DV was adorned with his personal logo of a fox chasing a rooster. He would later apply this same logo to other aircraft when serving with Jasta 77b. Fuchs would end the war with 3 victories.
Kurt Katzenstein, whose name in English translates to “cat-stone”, marked his Albatros DV with a depiction of a cat sitting on a stone. After transferring out of Jasta 30 in January of 1918, Katzenstein would serve briefly with 2 other units before once again returning to Jasta 30 in March of that year. He ended the war with 1 victory.
Hans Bethge, who served as the first Commanding Officer of Jasta 30, scored a majority of his 20 credited victories with the unit before being killed in action in March, 1918.
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