Baron Manfred von Richthofen 1914 Started as a German cavalry officer on the eastern German front at the beginning of WWI 1915 Transferred to the Imperial Air Service 1916 started to fly in battle during WWI ID: 512087
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World War I Takes Flight!Slide2
Baron Manfred von
Richthofen
1914: Started as a German cavalry officer on the eastern German front at the beginning of WWI
1915: Transferred to the Imperial Air Service
1916: started to fly in battle during WWI
April 21, 1916: Shot down in plane and killed
Nicknames:
Red Knight
Red Baron
Diable
RougeSlide3
Baron Manfred von
Richthofen
Leader of a squadron known as Flying Circus
He accomplished 80 kills before he was shot down.
In WWI and long after, he was known for his bright red Fokker triplane.“Everything in the air belongs to me” –Baron Manfred von RichthofenSlide4
Aircrafts
By the end of the war, the air force had become in important military branch in the armed forces.
Airplanes were first used for reconnaissance
The airplanes would fly above the battlefield and determine the enemies movements.
As the war progressed, more countries stated to use aircrafts for bombings.At first the aircrafts could only carry small bombs and people, but by the end of the war more powerful, and larger weight bomb were able to be carried by aircrafts. Slide5Slide6
Aircrafts
The more planes in the air, the more fights that happened in the air
The best way to shoot down their enemies was the mount a machine gun on the front of their plane.
Germans invented the interrupter that synchronized with the propeller of the plane.
The fights in the air were called dogfights.People thought that being in the air during war was heroicOnly a few pilots achieved victories, but most were shot down before they received any victories. Slide7
QuizSlide8
Question #1
What kind of plane did the Red Barron have?Slide9
Answer to question #1
A bright red Fokker
triplaneSlide10
Question #2
How and when did the Red Baron die?Slide11
Answer to question #2
April 21, 1916; shot down in plane and killed.Slide12
Question #3
What were airplanes first used as?Slide13
Answer to question #3
R
econnaissanceSlide14
Question #4
What did the Germans invent to help them fight their enemies in the air?Slide15
Answer to question #4
The interrupterSlide16
Question #5
What was is called when planes fought in the air against each other?Slide17
Answer to question #5
Dogfights