Trojplatowiec Fokker Dr.I pilotowany przez Manfreda von Richthofena ("Czerwonego Barona") podczas IWW zostal wyslany na fron w czerwcu 1917r. po wczesniejszych intensywnych testach przez samego Richthofena. Dr.I byl najbardziej manewrowym samolotem i posiadal wysoka predkosc wznoszenia. Wszyscy piloci z grupy Richthofena latali na czerwonych trojplatowcach do koñca 1917r. kiedy to zostaly one wycofane z frontu, chociaz sam Czerwony Baron nie zrezygnowal ze swojego samolotu i zestrzelil 80 maszyn alientow na Dr.I. Predkosc maksymalna: 193 km/h; pulap 3000m osiagalny w 6 minut; 2 karabiny maszynowe Spandau.
Samolot Sopwith Camel zosta³ zaprojektowany w zak³adach Sopwith Aviation Co w Kingston. By³ on rozwiniêciem poprzedniego udanego samolotu Sopwith Pup. Swoj± nazwê (camel - wielb³±d) zawdziêcza³ garbatej sylwetce. Prototyp ze 110 konnym silnikiem oblatano w grudniu 1916 roku. Produkcjê podjê³o a¿ osiem wytwórni i do koñca wojny wyprodukowano 5490 egzemplarzy tych maszyn (!). Pierwsze dostawy na front rozpoczê³y siê 7 maja 1917 roku. Z pocz±tku dostarczano je tylko do jednostek RNAS. Dopiero w lipcu 1917 Camele zaczê³y trafiaæ do RFC. W listopadzie 1918 roku w u¿yciu by³o a¿ 2582 Camele. Samolot doczeka³ siê te¿ wielu wersji: F1 - my¶liwiec, F1/3 - my¶liwiec nocny (równie¿ budowany w wielu wersjach), TF1 - szturmowiec, 2F1 - my¶liwce pok³adowe okrêtów, a dla szkó³ opracowano wersjê dwumiejscow±. Camele by³y nies³ychanie zwrotne, szybkie i trudne w pilota¿u. Dla niedo¶wiadczonego pilota samolot ten by³ wrêcz niebezpieczny. Samolot ten zosta³y jako pierwszy przystosowany do dzia³añ nocnych i by³ wykorzystywany do przechwytywania nocnych nalotów na Wielk± Brytaniê. G³ównie dziêki nim w maju 1918 roku naloty te ucich³y.
Manfred von Richthofen was born in 1892 and died in 1918. He was one of the most famous German pilots of the First World War and probably the greatest fighter ace of that war with 80 confirmed kills. He was nicknamed the Red Baron. Manfred von Richthofen joined the army of imperial Germany in 1911, and began his service in the 1st Cavalry Regiment. In the period 1914-1915 he served both on the Eastern and Western Front as a cavalryman. In May 1915, however, he asked to be transferred to the air force. Initially, he flew in reconnaissance and bombing units - in this capacity took part, among others at the Battle of Verdun. From September 1916, Manfred von Richthofen served in the famous Jagdstaffel 2 (Jasta 2) unit, becoming a fully-fledged fighter pilot. He also very quickly began to prove his great talents in this role, achieving the first confirmed victory in the new unit just a dozen or so days after being assigned to it! Until January 1917, he became one of the best fighter pilots in Imperial Germany, for which he was decorated with the order of Pour Le Merite. At the end of August of the same year, he switched to the Fokker Dr. I plane, which he had to paint red. It is commonly associated with this plane, and its color gave it the nickname - the Red Baron. Manfred von Richthofen was shot down and died in April 1918 in what is now France. In the course of his service, the Red Baron was considered a great tactician, able to use the advantages of the machines he piloted to the maximum, as well as minimize their defects by skilful piloting. He was one of the most famous, if not the most famous fighter pilot of the First World War.
German Fokker Dr. I triple-lobe fighter plane from the First World War. The work of Anthony Fokker and Reinhold Plat. The plane was a German response to the appearance of the British Sopwith Triplane fighter. The Fokker Dr.I was characterized by fantastic maneuverability, a very high rate of climb, and achieved a decisive advantage in wheel combat with biplane planes. However, it had a low top speed (165 km / h), which was partly also due to the use of a weak 110 HP engine. The first pre-production vehicles (marked with the symbol V.5) were tested by eminent German pilots: Werner Voss and Manfred von Richthofen, nicknamed the "Red Baron". It was the latter who made this model of aircraft famous, winning many victories on it. Serial Fokker Dr. I planes served at the front from October 1917. until the end of the war. A total of 320 units were produced. Technical data: Top speed: 165 km / h; climb speed 5.7 m / s, maximum ceiling 6095 m, armament: two 7.92 mm Spandau machine guns, firing through a propeller.
British fighter plane with a wooden structure, a Sopwith Camel biplane from the First World War. The camel owes its nickname to the "hump" in front of the pilot's cabin, which housed machine guns. The Camel was the successor to the successful Sopwith Pup fighter. The first flight of the prototype took place in December 1916, and deliveries to the front units began in the summer of 1917. The first serial batches required great abilities from the pilots and showed asymmetry of flight characteristics, unheard of in other Allied machines. With time, however, the Camel gained a reputation among pilots of a very maneuverable, solid machine with a decent rate of climb. He was a worthy rival to the German machines from the Albatros or Fokker factories. During the course of the war, several versions of the Camel were created. The most important of them are: F.1 - fighter, F.1.3 - night fighter, TF1 - trench fighter, 2F.1 - deck fighter. Thanks to the commencement of serial production by eight different aviation factories, it was possible to produce as many as 5,490 machines during the war. Technical data: Top speed: 185 km / h; climb speed 5.5 m / s, maximum ceiling 6400 m, armament: two 7.7mm Vickers machine guns, firing through a propeller. In the assault version, 7.7mm Lewis machine guns.