The Daimler L.11 was the first aircraft wholly designed by Hanns Klemm. It was a very clean parasol monoplane powered by a geared 185hp Daimler D.IIIb. First flown in October 1918, the prototype displayed stunning performances with a top level speed of 240kph/150mph and a remarkable rate of climb. Regrettably for Klemm and Daimler, the war didn’t last long enough for it to be accepted by the Idflieg (Inspektion der Fliegertruppen/Inspectorate of Flying Troops). Its virtues sure had deserved it to be called Daimler D.III in service. A lovely no-nonsense design, notice the sophisticated swivelling wingtip surfaces that acted as aileron servo tabs. Originally the ailerons were unbalanced

The Germania DB was built by the Germania-Flugzeugwerke GmbH of Leipzig. The DB two-seat fighter utilised the efficient Walfisch (Whale) fuselage configuration which endowed the gunner, seated ahead of the pilot, with a broad forward field of fire. A two-bay biplane, the DB was powered by a 180hp Argus As III water-cooled engine, carried a single machine gun on a ring mounting in the forward cockpit and was undergoing trials in September 1915. No production of the fighter was undertaken

8 victory ace and Jasta 56 pilot Leutnant Ludwig 'Lutz' Beckmann’s Fokker Dr.I replica. Beckman joined the Luftwaffe as an Oberstleutnant and was Gruppenkommandeur of a special transport unit, IV./TG1. He flew over 200 air bridge sorties into besieged Demjansk, Russia with this unit. He was also Gruppenkommandeur of a Junkers Ju 52 unit, KGr zbV 500. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) and died in 1965

25 victory ace and Pour le Mérite holder and Staffelkapitän of Jasta 19 Leutnant Oliver Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay's Siemens Schuckert D.III, while serving in Jasta 15, March 1918. He died of wounds on 26 October 1918, and at 19 he was the youngest Blue Max holder. Of interest, when flown against the Albatros D.Va and the Fokker D.VII, the SSW D.III was the fastest of the three

Jasta 11 pilots meet Hauptmann Wilhelm Haehnelt (with cane), then commander of the Air Force of the 2nd Army. L-R: 16 victory ace Leutnant Hans Weiss, 40 victory ace Oberleutnant Lothar von Richthofen, 9 victory ace Leutnant Eberhard Mohnicke, Hauptmann Haehnelt and 80 victory ace Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen. Location and date unknown, however it must be prior to 2 May 1918 when Weiss was KIA

Hannover CL.IIIa (3892/18) shot down 4 October 1918 in the Argonne by American machine gunners between Montfaucon and Cierges, France. Schlasta 20 pilot Unteroffizier Rudolf Hager died of his wounds shortly after, observer/gunner Unteroffizier Otto Weber was taken prisoner

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On July 28, 1914, during Archduke Ferdinand’s visit, a young Bosnian man of Serbian descent named Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand, planned to assassinate him.

Archduke Franz and his wife opted for an open-top car to attend a public celebration and military parade. As their vehicle passed by, Gavrilo threw a grenade. Miraculously, the grenade bounced off the car without detonating. This incident caused minor injuries to a few people, but the archduke was unharmed.

Having survived the initial assassination attempt, the archduke proceeded to the town hall. He was obviously displeased, but he didn’t let that stop his diplomatic visit. Strangely, the archduke requested a visit to the hospital to check on the injured. You wouldn’t believe what happened next.

In an unusual twist of fate, the archduke’s car took a wrong turn, ending up in front of Gavrilo Princip.

Living Hell on Earth: WW1's Trenches of Death

We've had this WW1 era wooden prop above our front door for years now and I've never been able to to figure out what aircraft it would have belonged to. Could anyone help me ID it?

Hello- my grandfather was a US Naval aviator in WW1. He trained at Pensacola NAS in the spring of 1917. In the winter and spring of 1918 he was attached to Royal Naval Air Station doing submarine patrol work at Westgate, Portsmouth and Felixstowe. In the summer of 1918 he joined the USNAS at St. Trojan, and in the fall the USNAS at Arcachon, for submarine patrol and convoy work. Does anyone have any idea what kind of plane he would have flown?

I rode a plane a few states away for a business deal (or to be precise to talk about investments intoa company I made such as bonds and stocks). During the flight it stated the temperature outside the plane was -55 degrees F! So I'm inspired to ask this.

Would flying biplanes and other World Warr 1 era planes (which I'll extend for the sake to this discussion as early as 1900s and as late as 1928) have been chilly? And the same for airplanes with open cockpit period? If someone impulsively decided to goon a joyride and with a cocky head decides to fly around in a 1914 replica of the Red Baron Richtofen's plane just wearing a t shirt and jeans, would that have been hazardous to his health and safety?

As another point, I just finished a 1942 Gene Tierney movie Thunderbirds and despite the pilots doing their training in the hot Arizona desert during the summer, each and everyone of them wear full greatcoats with leather gloves and boots and aviation headgear as they did a few test flights of antiquated open cockpit planes that were gradually being phased out in the story's setting as America prepares for war with Japan. This is what inspired the question along with seeing -50 F temperatures on the seat monitors during my flight.

So I take it wearing at least November cold autumn clothing was essential for flying in biplanes and other open cockpit stuff that was the norm in the WW1 era and flying in these felt very cold?

So I went to a vintage store a while ago, and found this old vintage seemingly german plane. I checked the date and I'm decently certain the art was made in the interbellum period?

Will try to include an image. It also appears to be a reconnaissance aircraft of sorts...

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I think it's German?