Explore some of the most pivotal aircraft from World War I and the technologies that supported them in the air.

World War I involved countries stretching across the globe, mobilizing over 70 million military personnel. It was the first major conflict fought from air as well as the ground.

The new World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation exhibition uses fascinating artifacts and the distinctive sights and sounds of early combat aircraft to tell the story of how remarkable people …

Sep 23, 2024 · The National Air and Space Museum’s World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation gallery will highlight the war's central role in defining the nature of military aviation and the remarkable …

The fast and rugged Spad XIII was among the most successful fighters of World War I, in a class with the legendary Fokker D.VII and Sopwith Camel. It was flown by some of the most famous air heroes …

The Albatros series of single-seat fighters produced between 1916 and 1918 were among the most numerous and distinctive aircraft of the First World War. The Albatros Werke began to build airplanes …

Nov 10, 2018 · World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, began in 1914 and lasted until 1918.

May 19, 2015 · Starting just 11 years after the invention of powered flight, the Great War was the first major conflict in which pilots and airplanes were involved, experiencing their baptism by fire. At the …

Jun 23, 2023 · During World War I, a new form of espionage took flight—literally. Photography from aircraft was introduced as a new way to spy.

When the Fokker D.VII appeared on the Western Front in April 1918, Allied pilots at first underestimated the new fighter because of its squarish, ungainly appearance, but quickly revised their view. The …