Air superiority fighter

Before the Royal Air Force was founded, the British had two branches involved with aviation: the royal flying corps and the royal navi air service. However, on April 1, 1918 the two branches merged to create the Royal Air Force. Also they had a woman’s Royal Air Force created on the same date. Hugh Trenchard was the first founder of the Royal Air Force, he has been described as the father of the RAF. The Royal Air Force had to be flexible and agile, and they also had to adapt to new threats.

powers. It quickly became apparent that offenses like the Combined Bomber Offensive and air campaigns were of great contribution to win the war. When it came to Air superiority the leadership, and strategy of Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle was a key component to air power, leading to successful campaigns during wartime, and the creation of an independent Air Force. As the new Commander of the Eighth Air Force General Doolittle had little time to gain the trust of his subordinates he had to

Europe using Blitzkrieg method and then declared war on Great Britain. This war was the first military campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air. Conquering all the odds, the Royal Air Force stood alone and defeated the German Luftwaffe. Even when facing certain defeat, Britain prevailed. The leadership of Great Britain, radar, and the Royal Air Force without a doubt were the three most crucial reasons into why Britain prevailed. The leadership of Great Britain played an important role

saw the beginning of air-to-air contact. Fighter Planes were first used by the Germans on the Western front followed by the French and British. All round WWI, fighter planes were used as an aerial attack against the opposition. Through the period of 4 years major developments had occurred to improve fighter planes. With fighter planes in WWI the main influence was to gain knowledge about the land of the enemy and see main features of land such as the enemies trenches. The fighter planes were first

warfare. It was more of Reconnaissance. Sources suggest the first use of this "Recon", was the Chinese, by using kites to fly people in the air to scout out the enemy. World War 1 was the first legitimate war with air combat, and real advancements in the field. The Germans heavily invested in aircraft technology,

This paper is an analysis and evaluation of the United States Air Force (USAF) Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program and the first prototype aircraft that it produced, the YF-16. The purpose is to focus on the program’s successes in light of three project elements that are common to all projects (whether correctly and properly implemented, or not). Those elements being project requirements, opportunities and risks, and the project team. The success of the LWF program really cannot be understated.

The planes were used to be able to spy on enemy troops movements. The reconnaissance plane was used to carry cargo and weapons. It could only carry a pilot and an observer with a camera who would photograph troops positions on the ground. The first plane was in 1915. They also used blimps to spy on enemy territories. But the planes didn't always have weapons. For The Reconnaissance the first use of airplanes in World War I was for reconnaissance. The airplanes would fly above the battlefield and

vital resources, key military targets, and population centers, in order to significantly erode its strength in the battlefield and defeat it.(source) While fulfilling there main role, bombers were also used for air support from long and close range. These bombers actually were used in close air support on the battlefields themselves. The U.S. used its better manufacturing power to mass produce these bombers, specifically B-17s. Better than tanks and mortars bombers could provide an advantage on the

it over to the Fokker company to implement for German use. Fokker implemented a synchronization gear which would ensure the gun would fire without hitting the propeller Fokker mounted these on their new Fokker Eindecker and soon began German air superiority better known as the Fakker Scourge. From the Summer of 1915 to early 1916, the Germans ruled the skies. Allied planes were being shot down at an alarming rate. Losing the skies was demoralizing to the allies.

1. What was the Battle of Britain? In what ways was this first air battle in history significant? The Battle of Britain was the first major war campaign consisting of air forces. The forces of Germany had quickly and decisively defeated numerous countries throughout Europe and were now poised to invade, and ultimately Britain. The last major obstacle to Hitler’s plan was the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the British military in general. June of 1940, Western Europe was controlled and occupied by Nazi