RM2M3JX5B–A seated candidate for the French Air Service is subjected to a series of tests to gauge his 'respiration, hand and pulse,' during the firing of a revolver. The tests were intended to discover which applicants possessed the 'steady nerves,' required for aerial combat.
RMBRCN8K–First Lieutenant Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916), a letter to his mother, Douai, 10th/11th June 1915 Written in pencil. He writes on eight pages 'I hope you did not place an announcement in the newspaper, publicising my receipt of the Iron Cross 2nd class. But if you have, please send me the newspaper clipping.' He also asks his mother to forward a letter to a young French woman in German captivity. Signed 'Your son Max', the last page with identically signed addition from 11th June. On 3rd June 1915 Immelmann experiences his first air combat. He and his observer L,
RME0064E–Austro-Hungarian hydroplane at the front in Italy, 1916
RMBR6TG9–First Lieutenant Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916) - his personal sketchbook beginning in 1915, Small landscape format book with 32 sheets of drawing paper, the first page signed in purple indelible pencil 'M. Immelmann Lieutenant 1915'. About 30 sketches by Immelmann, predominantly in pencil, among them drawings of biplanes and monoplanes, an English aircraft shot down in air combat, Pour le mérite, Military Order of Saint Henry and medal clasp, several drawings of his mother, village scenery (partially painted in watercolours), tactical drawings, 'Tyras welcomes hi,
RMDR4601–The Captain, August 1916 cover of the boys magazine with an RFC pilot pointing out the Hun in the sky
RF2PXC9E5–World War I. To the reorganised Russian army. 1916 Winter cantonment in Volhynia: Russian soldiers clean their weapons in the open air, as comfortable as in a bedroom.
RMMYX8MN–. English: A study by artist Frederick Varley of a pilot and aerial observer. In the rear seat, the observer is also responsible for a Lewis gun. The title of the sketch, The Young Man’s Element, the Air, speaks to the perception that air combat was gallant and chivalrous. In reality, the techniques of aerial combat were not particularly chivalrous. They usually involved sneak attacks on vulnerable targets, and experienced flyers preyed on new enemy pilots. . English: The Young Man's Element, the Air . between 1916 and 1918 2 Frederick Varley - The Young Man's Element, the Air
RMCCA988–1916 British air force RAF attacking Prussian Guard battalion machine gun fire 300 feet rifle plane pilot Hun shooting flying
RF2DYPBD5–Vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup World War 1 aircraft in flight.
RF2AYX94R–Russian aviators in French built Voisin III biplane bomber with one of the crew posing with a bomb on the Eastern front in Russia circa 1916
RMHEWG9Y–The Halberstadt D.II was a biplane fighter aircraft of the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Army Air Service) that served through the period of Allied air superiority in early 1916. As the first-ever biplane configuration fighter aircraft to serve in combat for the German Empire, it had begun to be superseded in the then-forming Jagdstaffeln by the superior Albatros fighters by the autumn of that year, although small numbers of Halberstadts continued in use well into 1917.
RF2F4C8M4–Nieuport 16 (N978) with Le Prieur rockets, piloted by Joseph Henri Gulguet of the Flight N.95 of the French Air Force, May 1916
RMHEWGA2–The Halberstadt D.II was a biplane fighter aircraft of the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Army Air Service) that served through the period of Allied air superiority in early 1916. As the first-ever biplane configuration fighter aircraft to serve in combat for the German Empire, it had begun to be superseded in the then-forming Jagdstaffeln by the superior Albatros fighters by the autumn of that year, although small numbers of Halberstadts continued in use well into 1917.
RM2A2550W–Major General William C. Garland US Air Force Officer. born in 1916. During World War II, General Garland served with the 401st Bombardment Group stationed in England and flew 32 combat missions in B-17 bomber aircraft. He became commander of the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in August 1969.
RF2M8BMRK–Vintage photo circa 1917 of a German aircraft crashed on the Western Front in France during world war one
RM2R8Y541–''Apres le Combat; Une sentinelle francaise veille le corps d'un aviateur ennemi reposant sur le fuselage de son appareil abattu', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].
RM2M3PBT3–A British scouting biplane, attacked by machine gun fire from a larger German aeroplane over Belgian territory, witnesses the enemy plane spiral to earth in flames after being hit by anti-aircraft guns. 1916
RMHF42XG–Cpl. Brandon Gaddis, a ground radio repair technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, performs an operation check on a RT-1916 at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, July 27, 2016. Gaddis earned NCO of the quarter for the Logistics Combat Element while deployed with SPMAGTF-CR-AF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released NCO of the quarter awarded in Italy 160727-M-ML847-073
RM2M3PBRK–A German monoplane, forced to descend with the British lines on the Western front. The plane was forced to alight owing to the tactics of the British aviators in the neighbourhood where the aerial duel was fought; the enemy machine was completely outmanoeuvred by the British during combat, and was gradually beaten down to earth. The Germans can be seen getting out of their plane and being approached by the successful airman who salutes his foe. In comparison to the war on the ground, aerial combat followed an unwritten code of chivalry and enemy airmen were treated with respect. Dat
RMB4C5H0–Sopwith Triplane N500 1916
RM2RT2ER5–Movie poster "Combat aérien de la Première Guerre Mondiale" by Pathé frères, ca 1916-1918. Private Collection.
RME00644–Austria-Hungary pilots in World War I, 1916
RMBR6TG5–First Lieutenant Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916) - his personal sketchbook beginning in 1915, Small landscape format book with 32 sheets of drawing paper, the first page signed in purple indelible pencil 'M. Immelmann Lieutenant 1915'. About 30 sketches by Immelmann, predominantly in pencil, among them drawings of biplanes and monoplanes, an English aircraft shot down in air combat, Pour le mérite, Military Order of Saint Henry and medal clasp, several drawings of his mother, village scenery (partially painted in watercolours), tactical drawings, 'Tyras welcomes hi,
RMW7CKT0–Zeppelin airship shot down at Cuffley, near Enfield, during bombing raid on London, 1916. Artist: Unknown
RM2JXG753–Four Air Force Men Hold Mascots While Posing In Window Of A Consolidated B-24 'Liberator'. The Relative Sizes Of The Dogs Indicate The Length Of Time Their Masters Have Served On Combat Missions. The Men Are, Left To Right: S/Sgt. Joseph M. Hagan, 1916 We
RM2R8Y4KA–''Combat Aerien; Guynemer, sergent, photographie avec le capitaine Brocard, le 5 fevrier 1916, apres sa 5me victoire', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].
RFCCA8C0–1916 Naval Airship patrol scout reconnaissance balloon aircraft plane Royal air force
RMDD73KG–German WW1 observer jumping from burning balloon harnessed to a parachute. 1916-18. The parachute was attached to the basket's
RMEB0KCC–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup British fighter on display at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RMG16B4P–Entitled: Aeroplane attacking troops from low height at Vierzy during Soissons attack. Sketch of German airplane firing on Allied troops at Vierzy, France, during World War I by Lucien Jonas. The Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (German Air Force) was the air ar
RF2DYNY9N–Vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup World War 1 aircraft in flight.
RMR5E5KM–Zeppelin brought down and its crew captured.' A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. After the outbreak of the First World War, the German military made extensive use of Zeppelins as bombers and scouts. The Illustrated Police News. 1916. Source: Illustrated Police News, 6 April 1916 page 9.
RF2CDP9XB–German historical postcard: Fight in the air at the dawn of aviation: rifle duel pilots of two airplanes, the pilot of the enemy plane was killed, wwi
RMKRD327–Aerial attack, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
RF2DCKXMN–German historical postcard: Fight in the air at the dawn of aviation: rifle duel pilots of two airplanes, the pilot of the enemy plane was killed, wwi
RF2ABDEBJ–3d rendering of a world war one airplane isolated in studio
RF2CDPA0B–German historical postcard: Air battle. The enemy plane is shot down and falls apart. Enemy pilot shot dead, Germany, world war one 1914-1918.
RMP3RP0N–Cpl. Brandon Gaddis, a ground radio repair technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, performs an operation check on a RT-1916 at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, July 27, 2016. Gaddis earned NCO of the quarter for the Logistics Combat Element while deployed with SPMAGTF-CR-AF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released
RMB4C2BW–Nieuport 17 Sesquiplane French Air Force
RF2A60K6G–German historical postcard: Air battle at the dawn of aviation: pistol duel pilots of two airplanes, Enemy aircraft on fire, world war one 1914-1918.
RME0064D–Austrian air force at the front in Italy in World War I
RMBR5WDH–Lieutenant Otto Parschau (1890 - 1916), a memorandum on the armament of the Air Service Five-page typewritten memorandum (carbon copy) dealing with the technical requirements in air combat at the Western front, dated 20.5.1916 and titled 'The German aviation group at Verdun'. According to a marginal note, the original copy went to the head of the Army Air Service. The last page with Parschau's signature in ink. Otto Eduard Parschau received the 455th pilot licence in Johannisthal in 1913 and was a successful participant in a number of flight competitions. Durin,
RMP2HEGK–U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Air Combat Command commander, speaks during the 100-year Gala celebration at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Va., Sept. 17, 2016. Carlisle discussed the history of Langley Field and the conditions the men faced who started construction in 1916. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Derrick Seifert)
RMT3G0J5–First Lieutenant Max Immelmann (1890-1916), exhibition of his Fokker E 13/15 in Dresden A signed and handwritten 'report of my flights with the Fokker combat one-seater E 13/15' which he used 'between 1st August 1915 and 29th December 1915' for 'a total of 50 flights', equivalent to over 55 flight hours and c. 6,600 km. 'Of the 24 air fights I was involved in, five forced the enemy aircraft to land on our territory or lead to its crash among the downed aircraft were four Bristol biplanes and one Morane-Saulnier monoplane'. Field postcard from Imm, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
RM2T6GFHN–'Le premier zeppelin detruit; pris en chasse au-dessus de Gand, et atteint par le sous-lieutenant aviateur Warneford, de la marine royale britannique, seul, en monoplan, l'enorme dirigeable tombe en flammes sur le ville, le 7 juin 1915', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].
RMCCA8R9–1916 Zeppelin aluminum frame work rebuilt French Bomb engineer construction airship aircraft air force captured reconstruction
RMDD73KP–Wreckage of a WW1 German Albatross fighter biplane. 1916-18. Its pilots were advised not to perform steep or prolonged dives
RMEB0KDJ–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup British fighter on display at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RM2C3A8F2–Gunsight gun sight gun aiming crosshairs on Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 flying replica First World War aeroplane Flown by the Royal Flying Corps and the RAF from 1916/ 1917. Hangar 2 / H2. Royal air force Museum Hendon, London UK (117)
RF2H0RWT7–Vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup World War 1 aircraft in flight.
RF2M7YABR–Vintage photo circa 1917 of a German Albatross D. III single seat fighter aircraft crashed on the Western Front in France during world war one
RM2RCJRR1–The Handley-Page 'Langley' aircraft, the first bomber built in the United States, takes its inaugural flight. Manufactured by the Standard Aircraft Corporation in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the aircraft was launched and christened on the company's premises. This photograph is labeled 19937 and classified as 'FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.'
RFFW0CCD–A plaque on the ground in Grassmarket noting the site where a bomb was dropped from a Zeppelin Airship during the first world wa
RMENJYHR–Panavia Tornado GR4 of 15 Squadron ZA461 based at RAF Lossiemouth. Scotland. SCO 9722
RF2ABDEBE–3d rendering of a world war one airplane isolated in studio
RMEHYR4Y–The RAF XV (15) Sqn Anniversary1915-2015 GR4 Tornado celebrates 100 years since the Squadron was first formed. SCO 9656.
RMB4CAE1–Nieuport 17 Sesquiplane French Air Force
RF2A60JJK–German historical postcard: German pilot on an airplane drops a bomb on the Kremlin in Moscow, the capital of the Russian Empire, world war one 1916
RME0064B–Hydroplane of the k. and k. Marine at the front in Italy
RMT3G0HR–First Lieutenant Max Immelmann (1890-1916), exhibition of his Fokker E 13/15 in Dresden A signed and handwritten 'report of my flights with the Fokker combat one-seater E 13/15' which he used 'between 1st August 1915 and 29th December 1915' for 'a total of 50 flights', equivalent to over 55 flight hours and c. 6,600 km. 'Of the 24 air fights I was involved in, five forced the enemy aircraft to land on our territory or lead to its crash among the downed aircraft were four Bristol biplanes and one Morane-Saulnier monoplane'. Field postcard from Imm, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
RMBR6T5A–First Lieutenant Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916) - his personal sketchbook beginning in 1915, Small landscape format book with 32 sheets of drawing paper, the first page signed in purple indelible pencil 'M. Immelmann Lieutenant 1915'. About 30 sketches by Immelmann, predominantly in pencil, among them drawings of biplanes and monoplanes, an English aircraft shot down in air combat, Pour le mérite, Military Order of Saint Henry and medal clasp, several drawings of his mother, village scenery (partially painted in watercolours), tactical drawings, 'Tyras welcomes hi,
RMCCA8B3–1916 Austrian pilot saves fellow pilot under heavy gun fire Gulf of Cattaro rescue saving brave water plane airplane Air force
RMDD73JK–German WW1 observation balloons attacked by British planes. June 1916. As Allied forces organized before the Somme campaign,
RMCMRTHW–1918 British Royal Flying Air Corps and Arab Camel rider Holy Land
RMEB0KDM–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup British fighter on display at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RFCCA8AF–1916 shot down HMS Galatea Phaeton May 4th Submarine Zeppelin explosion exploded destruction crash sunk aircraft airship air
RF2J4X8PH–Vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup World War 1 aircraft in flight.
RM2C3A8EW–Gunsight gun sight gun aiming crosshairs on Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 flying replica First World War aeroplane Flown by the Royal Flying Corps and the RAF from 1916/ 1917. Hangar 2 / H2. Royal air force Museum Hendon, London UK (117)
RF2M7MA7K–Vintage photo circa 1918 of a British Airco DeHavilland DH4 two seat bomber aircraft used by the Royal Flying Corps during World War One. It entered service in January 1917
RF2ABDEBC–3d rendering of a world war one airplane isolated in studio
RFFW0CC0–A plaque on the ground in Grassmarket noting the site where a bomb was dropped from a Zeppelin Airship during the first world wa
RMEHYPJK–The RAF XV (15) Sqn Anniversary1915-2015 GR4 Tornado celebrates 100 years since the Squadron was first formed. SCO 9654.
RMBR6TGE–First Lieutenant Max Immelmann (1890 - 1916) - his personal sketchbook beginning in 1915, Small landscape format book with 32 sheets of drawing paper, the first page signed in purple indelible pencil 'M. Immelmann Lieutenant 1915'. About 30 sketches by Immelmann, predominantly in pencil, among them drawings of biplanes and monoplanes, an English aircraft shot down in air combat, Pour le mérite, Military Order of Saint Henry and medal clasp, several drawings of his mother, village scenery (partially painted in watercolours), tactical drawings, 'Tyras welcomes hi,
RMBXFJNX–First World War / WWI, Western front, Belgium, shot down French aircraft, Belgium, 1916, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RMDD73JW–Lt. A. De Bathe Brandon attacking Zeppelin raiders over England on March 31, 1916. The New Zealand pilot Brandon was awarded
RMEB0KDN–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 Sopwith Pup British fighter on display at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RMCCA8P7–1916 Anzac New Zealand mounted troops Swords bombs scatter enemy Egypt British airman lance saber sword Desert Egyptian horse
RMB2JKY8–events, First World War / WWI, aerial warfare, German fighter downing a French balloon, France, circa 1916,
RF2ABDEBM–3d rendering of a world war one airplane isolated in studio
RMEHYR6C–RAF Lossiemouth GR4 Tornados line up ready for departure to the North Sea sortie. SCO 9657.
RMEB0KDK–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 British Sopwith Triplane on display at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RMCCA9JH–1916 December 30th 3 German bomber bombed Salonika British Navy anti aircraft gun aboard warships shot one down gunner crew
RF2ABDEBD–3d rendering of a world war one airplane isolated in studio
RMEHYRPH–The RAF XV (15) Sqn Anniversary1915-2015 GR4 Tornado celebrates 100 years since the Squadron was first formed. SCO 9658.
RMEB0KTJ–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 British Sopwith Triplane crash landed at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RMCCA9JN–Senator Raymond French flying corps airplane crash French German line 1914 Air force pilot crashed aircraft bayonet rifle combat
RMCMRTJ7–1918 Airplane with folding wings British Royal Naval Air Service
RMCF95D2–Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria Austro-Hungarian Archduke, military commander, and early advocate of air power.
RF2ABDEBF–3d rendering of a world war one airplane isolated in studio
RMEB0KDP–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 British Sopwith Triplane crash landed at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RMCF958F–Lieut Reginald Alexander John Warneford, VC Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) officer who received the Victoria Cross,
RFCCA9B3–1915 Gigantic British bomb dropped Turkish Position Gallipoli air strike bombing torpedo missile
RMEB0KDT–Biggleswade, UK - 29 June 2014: A vintage 1916 British Sopwith Triplane crash landed at the Shuttleworth Collection air show.
RF2WEWYTH–Old Warden, UK - 2nd October 2022: Vintage Sopwith Pup biplane in flight low over airfield. Close up shot
RMCCA94T–1915 Flight Sub Lieutenant Reginald Alexander John Warneford VC Bombed Zeppelin Victoria Cross Royal Naval Air Service
RF2WEWYTM–Old Warden, UK - 2nd October 2022: Vintage Sopwith Pup biplane in flight low over airfield. Close up shot
RFCCA9BA–1917 Caproni Ca.2 bomb carrying biplanes Italian heavy bomber Air service missile torpedo plane airplane pilot
RF2WEWYTF–Old Warden, UK - 2nd October 2022: Vintage Sopwith Pup biplane in flight low over airfield. Close up shot
RMEB0KWC–Vintage rotary engine on a Sopwith Pup British fighter
RFCCA7EP–1914 British Royal Flying Corps photographic reconnaissance duty RFC strategic bombing airship balloon pilot air field airport
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