Science Source ftp Apr 2015

On July 6, 1917, during combat with the No. 20 RFC, Richthofen sustained a serious head wound. The injury required multiple surgical operations to rem...

The Red Baron with his dog, Moritz. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 - April 21, 1918) was a WWI German flying ace with the Imper...

The Red Baron stands with his brother Lothar in from of a Fokker DR1 Triplane. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 - April 21, 1918)...

The Red baron with unidentified officers. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 - April 21, 1918) was a WWI German flying ace with the...

Jasta 11 pilots pose at Roucourt in April, 1917 with Manfred von Richthofen center. From left to right around Richthofen: Sebastian Festner, Karl Emil...

Jasta 11 pilots pose at Roucourt in April, 1917 with Manfred von Richthofen center. From left to right around Richthofen: Sebastian Festner, Karl Emil...

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 - April 21, 1918) was a WWI German flying ace with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstr...

Richthofen's room decorated with serial numbers cut from the wreckage of aircraft he had shot down. The ceiling lamp is a Gnome Rotary wired up to the...

The funeral of Richhofen was held at Bertangles on April 22, 1918 with full military honors. Offiecers of 33 Squadron Australian Lying Corps are lower...

Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) of World War I, was a fighter unit of the German Luftstreitkrafte, comprising four Jastas (fighter squadrons). It was formed o...

Richthofen (in the cockpit of an Albatros D.III) pictured with members of Jasta 11. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 - April 21,...

The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of WWI flown by the Royal Flying Corps. It is often simply...

Barrage Balloons were lighter-than-air balloons that were flown over ships and buildings, as a protection against low-flying aircraft. The balloons we...

At the start of WWI the powerful British Fleet was effectively driven out by a few German submarines to find safer hiding places far from the North Se...

No. 22 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally formed in 1915 as a reconnaissance unit equipped with BE2c aircraft, the squadron operated in Fr...

No. 22 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally formed in 1915 as a reconnaissance unit equipped with BE2c aircraft, the squadron operated in Fr...

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the British While the British were not the first to make use of heavier-than-air mil...

No. 1 (F) Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron motto, In omnibus princeps ("First in all things" reflects the squadron's status...

No. 1 (F) Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron motto, In omnibus princep"s (First in all things" reflects the squadron's status...

The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army during WWI. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army, by...

The use of aerial photography rapidly matured during WWI, as aircraft used for reconnaissance purposes were outfitted with cameras to record enemy mov...

No. 15 Squadron was first formed at Farnborough Airfield on March 1, 1915 as a RFC training unit. It was equipped with Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2cs,...

The Sopwith Camel was a British WWI single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it...

The Sopwith Camel was a British WWI single-seat biplane fighter introduced on the Western Front in 1917. Manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company, it...

Dogfighting first emerged in World War I. Ever since "heavier than air" flight became a reality in 1903, people had been trying to figure out how to u...

German Fighter Planes: Albatros D.III with Gotha G.V. The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service (...

The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkrafte) and the Austro-Hungarian Air Service...

Observation balloons are balloons that are employed as aerial platforms for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting. During WWI both the Allies...

Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. Fokker capitalized on having sold several Fokker Spin monoplanes to...

The Gotha G.V was a development of the Gotha G.IV. Combat experience showed that the close proximity of the fuel tanks to the engines could lead to di...

In 1918 the German air service introduced a parachute designed by Unteroffizier Otto Heinecke, an airship ground crewman, and thus became the world's...

Search lights scouring the London skies for aerial raids by aircraft or Zeppelin bombings. A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the Germa...

Caption: "Canadian advance troops advance toward the Canal du Nord, September 27, 1918. The Hindenburg Line was breached after a ferocious preliminary...

Caption: "Belgian infantry during the Battle of Halsine (sic), August 1914, armed with the belgian 7.65 mm Mauser M1889 rifle. In 1915 they adopted a...

The Second Battle of the Marne (July 15 - August 6, 1918) was the last major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front during WWI. The German attac...

The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the WWI. At Mons, the British Army attempted to hold the lin...

Caption: "U.S. Army Signalers at work during the battle for St. Mihiel. Good communications were essential in large operations of this kind." The Batt...

The Battle of the Somme was a battle of WWI fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between Ju...

The Battle of the Somme was a battle of WWI fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between Ju...

Caption: "Wounded British soldiers and German prisoners heading to the rear during the Battle of the Somme, 1916." The Battle of the Somme was a battl...

Caption: "Men of 1st Lancashire Fusiliers are addressed by Major General de Lisle, commander of the 29th Division, on the day before battle." The Batt...

Caption: "German troops snatch some rest in a trench. They are wearing the 'coal scuttle' pattern of steel helmet introduced in early 1916 and the war...

Caption: "Prisoners in a clearing depot in Abbeville after the Battle of the St. Quentin Canal, 1918." The Battle of St. Quentin Canal was a pivotal b...

The Battle of Verdun was fought from February 21 - December 18, 1916 during WWI on the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills no...

The Battle of Verdun was fought from February 21 - December 18,1916 during WWI on the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills nor...

Caption: "Shell bursts in front of attacking French soldiers at Verdun, 1916." The Battle of Verdun was fought from February 21 - December 18,1916 dur...

The Battle of Verdun was fought from February 21 - December 18,1916 during WWI on the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills nor...

Caption: "Canadian Naval gun fires at Vimy Ridge." The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras,...

Caption: "British troops are greeted by French children after four years of occupation." Lille is the largest city in French Flanders. It is situated...

Caption: "Cavalrymen at a heating/cooking brazier, 1915." The British cavalry were the first British Army units to see action during WWI. Cavalrymen d...