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First World War: Technology

First World War: Technology
First German aircraft shot down by another plane5th October, 1914
Farman MF-11 carries out first night bombing raid21st December, 1914
Roland Garros uses deflector plates1st April, 1915
German gas attack at Ypres26th April, 1915
First Zeppelin raid on London31st May, 1915
First tank demonstrated to British military leaders11th September, 1915
First use of British tanks at Flers-Courcelette15th September, 1916
First heavy bomber, the Handley Page, goes into actionNovember, 1916
Junkers D-1, first all-metal plane producedMarch 1918
By John Simkin (john@spartacus-educational.com) © September 1997 (updated January 2020).

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