World War I (History)

World War I Sites:

Informative speech on the Fokker Triplane Informative speech on the Fokker Triplane: Describes the development, operational history, strengths and weaknesses of the Fokker Triplane. Written in the form of an outline. (World War I) http://www.TheBicyclingGuitarist.net/studies/fokkerspeech.htm Spad XIII Spad XIII: Describes beginnings of the SPAD company, strengths and weaknesses of its aircraft, restoration of the oldest known surviving example, photographs, links. (World War I) http://memorial.flight.free.fr/SpadXIIIuk.html Fokker Dr 1 Fokker Dr 1: The most famous plane of WW-I and universally associated with the Red Baron (Dr standing for Dreidecker, or 3 wings), including information on its invention and design, and the history of the plane in combat. (World War I) http://fokkerdr1.freehosting.net Koeniglich Preussische Jagdstaffel 2 "Boelcke" Koeniglich Preussische Jagdstaffel 2 "Boelcke": Historical website about the German ace Oswald Boelcke and his squadron, also covering other German aces and their planes. Despite the title, the site is in English. (World War I) http://jastaboelcke.de/ Who killed the Red Baron? Who killed the Red Baron?: An archive of files on the controversy which surrounds the death of World War One's top-scoring ace. Includes eyewitness audio files. (World War I) http://www.anzacs.net/who-killed-the-Red-Baron.htm The League of WW-I Aviation Historians The League of WW-I Aviation Historians: Publishers of Over The Front, the leading journal in the field of Great War military aviation research. Stories of the men and missions, markings and colors of the aeroplanes, images, links to local chapters. (World War I) http://www.overthefront.com/ Nieuport Pages Nieuport Pages: The Nieuport Aircraft 1909-1945. Photographs, drawings, profiles, serial lists of Nieuport aircraft plus period drawings of WW-I aircraft engines and WW-I aircraft. (World War I) http://mars.ark.com/~mdf/nieuport.html Fokker Dr1.com Fokker Dr1.com: Research project of the 320 Fokker Dr.1 triplanes built during World War I and the fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen also known as The Red Baron. Information, photographs, books, artwork, links. (World War I) http://www.fokkerdr1.com George H. Williams WW-I Aviation Library George H. Williams WW-I Aviation Library: The online George H. Williams WW-I Aviation Library located at the University of Texas at Dallas. (World War I) http://www.utdallas.edu/library/special/gwww1.html Lafayette Escadrille Lafayette Escadrille: History of a famous flying squadron of WW-I. Photographs of their aircraft, optional audio file of ragtime music, map showing location of their airfield. (World War I) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7630/indexHistory01.html Red Baron Red Baron: Song lyrics describe the incident of July 6, 1917 when the Red Baron was critically wounded in aerial combat yet lived to fight again. (World War I) http://www.TheBicyclingGuitarist.net/songs/redbaron.htm World War I Aviation Page World War I Aviation Page: Information on the aces, air battles, and aircraft involved in the conflict. (World War I) http://www.wwiaviation.com/ The Aerodrome The Aerodrome: A comprehensive database on World War I aviation. Aces, aircraft, medals, forum, news, links, this day in history (events, births, deaths relevant to the topic). (World War I) http://www.theaerodrome.com/ The Aircraft of World War I The Aircraft of World War I: Aircraft listed by nationality with history of each type. Statistics for total production by each nation, front line strength, and combat losses throughout the war. (World War I) http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/ Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen: Manfred von Richthofen's military career, year by year. Chart of Richthofen's victories by month, photographs and details of aircraft. (World War I) http://www.briggsenterprises.com/bluemax/ Ro§bud's WW-I Aviation Image Archive Ro§bud's WW-I Aviation Image Archive: More than two thousand photographs of aeroplanes, airships, and kite balloons from the first two decades of flight. (World War I) http://members.shaw.ca/flyingaces/archive1.htm Cross and Cockade International Cross and Cockade International: The Society of World War One Aero Historians. (World War I) http://www.crossandcockade.com/ The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation: Dedicated to the American pilots who flew for France before America's entry into World War I. Information and photographs about the Memorial, foundation, history, pilots, airplanes. (World War I) http://www.lafayettepilotsmemorial.com The Red Baron The Red Baron: Outline of Manfred von Richthofen's career. Photographs, information on family, chronology of military service. (World War I) http://httpd.chello.nl/~a.vankan/ Zeppelins: Monsters of the Purple Twilight Zeppelins: Monsters of the Purple Twilight: Describes the use of Zeppelins during WW-I. (World War I) http://www.worldwar1.com/arm010.htm Army Zeppelin LZ85 Army Zeppelin LZ85: The story of the Zeppelin LZ85 and other airships. Description of the Zeppelin along with pictures and other useful information. (World War I) http://www.lolly.freeserve.co.uk/ The Red Fighter Pilot The Red Fighter Pilot: An online edition of Captain Manfred von Richthofen's 1917 account of the air war during WW-I. (World War I) http://www.richthofen.com/ The Gosse Collection of Early Aeronautica The Gosse Collection of Early Aeronautica: A collection of military relics from early airplanes and their aviators of the 1914-1918 period. (World War I) http://charlesgosse.home.mindspring.com Flying for France Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun - text of a book by James R. McConnell. (World War I) http://www.ku.edu/carrie/texts/world_war_I/macbook.htm