Tag: First World War
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Italian Battleship Leonardo Da Vinci
Italian Battleship Leonardo Da Vinci The third of the Conte di Cavour-class battleships, Leonardo da Vinci was launched on14 October 1911 and commissioned into the Italian Regia Marina on 17 May 1914. She saw no action during the First World War and was sunk by internal explosion on 2 August 1916. Italy blamed the loss Read more
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Mannesmann Giant Triplane
Mannesmann Giant Triplane Designed and constructed during the final months of the First World War, the Mannesmann Giant Triplane was still under construction at the time of the armistice. Although designed as a transport, the Inter-Allied Aeronautical Control Commission believed that it was a bomber designed to reach New York. The finished aircraft would have Read more
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Linke-Hofmann R.I
Linke-Hofmann R.I The Linke-Hofmann R.1 was a heavy bomber designed for the German Imperial Air Service in World War One. it was an unusual design with widely spaced wings and a fuselage completely filling the gap. This was thought to provide aerodynamic advantages which had been indicated in models. The first prototype was covered in Read more