WWI Aircraft

German Fokker D VII fighter plane, WW1

A German Fokker D VII fighter plane on an airfield towards the end of the First World War. It had a 180 hp Mercedes engine, and was a single-seat fighter plane. Damage by machine gun bullets can be seen on the radiator. Date: circa 1918

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German Siemens Schuckert D.VI fighter plane, WW1

A German Siemens Schuckert D.VI single-seat fighter monoplane with a 180 hp Siemens-Halske engine, fitted with a belly tank that can be jettisoned. It was developed towards the end of the First World War but not used.
circa 1918

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Handley Page V/1500 heavy bomber plane, WW1

A British Handley Page V/1500 night-flying heavy bomber plane, built towards the end of the First World War. It carried a crew of eight or nine, and had four Rolls Royce Eagle VIII engines. Date: circa 1918

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