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Allied air forces during First World War, 1914-1918

Captured English pilots in the First World War

Captured soldiers of an English airplane.

British pilot in the First World War, 1917

The pilot of a British airplane has landed after a parachute jump unhappily in a tree and got caught in the branches.

Shot down British airplane, 1918

Britisch fighter, which was shot down above a German disposition during the spring offensive 1918.

British bomber aircrafts in the First World War, 1918

English bomber squadron on their way above the clouds.

British aircrafts in the First World War, 1915

German soldiers are watching at the bodies of two English pilots, who were shot down and burned.

British airplanes in the First World War, 1914-1918

Crew of an English aviation squadron in the North of France behind the front.

Grounded British airplane, 1914-1918

Savage of an grounded enemy airplane, that came down over the sea.

Captured English pilots in the First World War

Captured soldiers of an English airplane.

British airplane in the First World War, 1914-1918

British airplane, which was shot down behind the frontline.

Shot down British airplane, 1918

An English Fighter, type 'Sopwith', that was shot down in an aerial combat.

Combat aircraft, 1914

English airplane with armor protection.

English machine Havilland 9A, 1917

During the battle of Arras 1917, the allied forces started to use strong aircraft formations to support the infantry. The offensive failed with heavy casulties. This picture shows the airplane Havilland 9A.

First World War: British aircrafts, 1914-1918

A double decker, that was shot down by Max Immelmann, a famous fighter pilot in World War I.

British bomber aircraft , 1918

English bomber, that was shot down northwest of Metz. The wing span measures 30 meters, it was equipped with five machine guns and had a crew of six men.

German generals in front of an English airplane, 1916

General von Francois and pilot officer Rummelspacher in front of a shot down english airplane.

English warning sheet, 1915

English warning sheet against the German air forces. It enclosed clodes of behavior during an attack and listed the most known German and English airplanes.

British aircrafts in the First World War

English pilots standing in front of their airplanes, that are lined up close behind one another.

British pilot at the western front, 1917

A Pilot of an English captive balloon rescues himself with a parachute from an attack of a German fighter. The paracute got entangled with the treetop, therefore the pilot had to wait a long time for his rescue.

English large aircraft, 1918

English large aircraft (type Handley-Page). The airplane had two motors and space for five crew members.

English large aircraft, 1917

An English large aircraft in the First World War.

Work on an aircraft before take off in World Wart I

French pilots control the technique of their airplanes before they take off.

French aircrafts in World War I

Squadron of double deckers of the French Air Force

Wreck of a French aircraft, 1916

A shot down French airplane behind the German frontlines at the western front in World War I.

French double decker in World war I

During the first battles in the aerial warfare, the pilots used mainly pistols, like the French pilot in this picture shows (June 1914). Only the arming with machine guns changed the combat situation.

Rescue with a paracute in World War I , 1916

A French observer rescues himself out of his captive balloon with his paracute.

French double decker, 1917

French one-seat biplane by Spad, used in the French Air Force in the First World War.

Communication in World War I, 1915

A French motorcycle driver receives a dispatch from a pilot in order to bring it to the general staff.

French air force in World War I, 1915

French pilot takes a bomb on board of his airplane.

French observation post in World War I , 1916

French observation post near Paris, which functioned as signaling of approaching enemy aircrafts.

French airport in World War I

Aerial picture of a French airport, taken from a lower height by a German airplane.

Emergency landing of a French aircraft in World War I, 1917

Emergency landing of a French dobble decker in a trench. Previously the airplane was forced to land.

French combat aircraft, 1914-1917

The 'Vieux Charles' was one of the most successfull combat aircrafts of the French Air Force in World War I. With this machine the French pilot Georges Guynemer wan over 50 aerial combats.

French combat aircraft, 1918

French double decker from Breguet with bombs, which were mounted under the wings.

Emergency landing in World War I

French Nieuport double decker, which had to make an energency landing behind the German frontlines, caused by a heavy storm.

French airplane, 1918

French airplane with a ace of spades on it, which was pointed as a sign for an enemy airplane.

French soldiers board a combat airplane, 1914-1918

Shortly before the start French pilots board a combat aircraft in World War I.

French air defense, 1915

French machine gun mounted on a rotary flagstone in the ground to defend against and fire on German zeppelins and airplanes.

French artillery, 1915

French 15,5 cm ballon defense cannon, that was obviously able to fire five bullets per minute, with a weight of 45 kilograms.

French double decker, 1914

Shot down French Farmann double decker.

French aircraft bomb, 1915

French aircraft bomb with paracute, that did not blasted.

French cannon, 1915

French ballon defense cannon in World War I.

French airship, 1915

The French airship "Alsace" after the forced landing in World War I.

French fighter pilot in World War I

A pilot with machine gun in a machine from Breguet.

A shot down French plane, 1915

A French plane, which was shot down near Freiburg in Breisgau and, during the landing, catched fire.

A French listening post, 1915

A listening device for detecting even the slightest sounds, used to detect aircrafts and airships.

American aircrafts at the Western Front, 1918

American airplanes of the infantry during a low level attack on German military bases.

American aircrafts at the Western Front, 1918

148th Aero Squadron field. The pilots are making preparations for a daylight raid on German trenches and cities. The machines are lined up and the pilots and mechanics test their planes.

American aircrafts at the Western Front, 1918

American motor planes assigned to the 135th Aero Squadron. These planes were the first American planes that crossed the German lines.

American Wing at the western front, 1918

American Bomb Wing flying against German emplacements in France.

American airplanes on the Western front in First World War, 1918

American airplanes over German positions.

American airmen, 1916

American airmen at the French front. On the left, Sergeant Kiffin Rockwell, on the right Sergeant Norman Prince. Both fell in battle.

American air force in France, 1918

American planes fly over no-man's-land on the Western front.