Tag: First World War
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Sage Type 2 Fighter
Sage Type 2 Fighter Designed before Britain had an effective synchronising gear for a forward firing machine gun, the Sage Type 2 placed a gunner in a cabin with a field of fire over the propeller. The first aircraft design by woodworking company, Frederick Sage & Co, the Sage 2 was a small two-seat single Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Schwaben
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Schwaben SMS Schwaben was the forth of the Wittelsbach-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. Laid down in 1900, and completed in April 1904. During most of her active career, she was used as a gunnery training ship. With the start of World War One, Schwaben was moved to active Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Wittelsbach
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Wittelsbach The lead ship of her class of five pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial German Navy, SMS Wittelsbach was laid down in 1899 and completed in October 1902. Along with her sister ships Wettin, Zähringen, and Mecklenburg, she served in I Squadron for the duration of her peacetime career. Her other Read more