Aviation technology and war in the air

Question 1

The first aeroplanes

-at the start of war … were used for … enemy … and spotting …
—>this was known as …

-on several occasions … gathered … and … lives

Answer 1

-at the start of war planes were used for watching enemy troops and spotting artillery
—>this was known as reconnaissance

-on several occasions planes gathered insight and saved lives

Question 2

Fighter planes

-as … became more … they would … in the air
—>known as …

-pilots who … down … numbers of … planes were known as …

Answer 2

-as planes became more reliable they would battle in the air
—>known as dogfights

-pilots who shot down large numbers of enemy planes were known as aces

Question 3

Bomber planes

-used to drop …
-at … only … bombs could be …
-by the … of the … planes could drop … bombs

Answer 3

-used to drop bombs
-at first only small bombs could be carried
-by the end of the war planes could drop large bombs

Question 4

Airships

-… sides used …
-… built … which attacked b…, f… and b… cities
-in … in 19…. there were … Zeppelin … and … deaths

Answer 4

-both sides used airships
-Germany built Zeppelins which attacked British, French and Belgian cities
-in Britain in 1915 there were 20 Zeppelin raids and 188 deaths