GERMAN ACES/ PLANES

During World War I Germany created many new innovations one of them was the creations of Ariel combat

ACES

• Only the most successful fighter pilots are called aces
• To become an ace, a pilot was only required to have killed 5 men
• There were very few aces because pilots did not live long
• Combat fighting was very dangerous so aces were very special
• Aces were so loved by the people that when they died it was devastating

THE RED BARON

THE RED BARON

• Born in 1892, under the name Richthofen
• Began working in the air in 1915
• By 1917 he already had 15 kills
• By 1918 he had a total of 80 kills
• Thats 65 kills in one year😱😱😱

RED BARON

• The Red Baron went to lead a battle
• When he was going in for the kill he was sneak attacked
• This made his plane crashed ultimately leading to his death
• He was later burried with full military honors
• When he died everyone was devastated

HERMAN GÖRING

HERMAN GÖRING

• He was one of the best aces known with 22 kills
• He was hitlers right hand man
• Trained as a solider but eventually became a pilot
• He was named commander of his first squadron in 1917
• He eventually took over as commandeer of the red barons squadron

DOGFIGHTS

DOGFIGHTS

• Dogfights emerged in 1903 originally used to spy on enemy's
• Ever since dogfighting was created it has advanced using weapons
• Now they use bombs, guns, and many more higher tech weapons
• Fighters used to use bricks, machine guns, and much lower tech weapons
• Some men even used chains to take the other pilots out

Closing

As you can see, aces and plans were a huge part of WWI and have advanced so much since then

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