- Scouting Monoplane, with occupants below the wings.
To meet the demand for a purely scouting machine, in which pilot and passenger shall have a clear field for observation, both above and below, a monoplane has been designed which is called the “parasol.” This machine, a Morane-Saulnier, is shown. The two sustaining wings, forming a single surface, are raised above the body so that its occupants have nothing to impede their view earthward; and they can also see above them—an advantage of course in time of war, seeing that an enemy might be hovering overhead A. Engine and propeller B. Plane raised above hull C. Seats for pilot and passenger D. Rudder E. Elevating-plane. - Aeroplanes attacking an airship from above
Airships, like aeroplanes, are being armed with guns and bombs; and their power of raising weights enables them to carry heavy weapons. Large and highly destructive bombs have been tested in the German airships, being released over the sea and aimed at targets in the form of rafts. Latest-type airships also carry guns in their cars; and the Zeppelins have a platform upon the tops of their hulls, reached by a ladder through the middle of the ship, from which a machine-gun can be fired upward. This is a very necessary precaution, and is intended to frustrate the attack of an aeroplane. It would be the aim of the latter, whenever possible, to manœuvre above its big enemy—as suggested in figure —and drop a bomb upon its hull. Hence the construction of the top platform of the airship, from which her gunners can direct a vigorous fire aloft. - A mass of wreckage that strikes the deck of one of our warships
German plane crashed into an American warship - They swoop down over the trenches
British plane flying over the trenches in the great war - The seaplane shoots off the catapult
The seaplane shoots off the catapult - The depth bomb destroys a U-Boat
The depth bomb destroys a U-Boat - Scouting over the ruined region between the lines (no man’s land)
Scouting over the ruined region between the lines (no man’s land) - Plane going down in flames
Plane going down in flames - Naval battle with planes launched from ships
Naval battle with planes launched from ships - Group of French Aviators
- Dropping off in parachute from flaming balloon
Dropping off in parachute from flaming balloon - Blimp bombing a submarine
Blimp bombing a submarine - Battleplanes convoying photographing aeroplanes
Battleplanes convoying photographing aeroplanes - Battle between aeroplane and British tank
Battle between aeroplane and British tank - Aviators taking photographs
Aviators taking photographs - The Western Front, 1915-18
The Western Front, 1915-18 For a year and a half, until July, 1916, the Western front remained in a state of indecisive tension. There were heavy attacks on either side that ended in bloody repulses. The French made costly{v2-517} but glorious thrusts at Arras and in Champagne in 1915, the British at Loos. - The Turkish Treaty, 1920
The Turkish Treaty, 1920 - Germany after the Peace Treaty, 1919
Germany after the Peace Treaty, 1919