History of Aviation in World War One

CombatSkies was inspired by history and modern gaming technology. Its goal is to entertain. It attempts to provide a sense of the experience of a WW1 fighter pilot using modern gaming technology. It does this with the great advantage of avoiding any risk to a player of personal injury or worse. It aims to capture the essence of the fascinating world of flight supplemented with the entertaining and visceral sense of battle. For those for whom CombatSkies has piqued an interest in the history of aviation in WW1 we have included links to some historical sources below:

Aviation in World War One
Thesis by Christopher Shaw "Between Barons and Wolves ..."
Sopwith Camel
Fokker DR1
SPAD S.XIII
Fokker D.VII
Fokker D.VIII
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
Albatros D.V
Nieuport 28
Gotha G.V
Handley Page Type O
Zeppelin
Kite balloon
Manfred von Richthofen
Oswald Boelcke
Werner Voss
René Fonck
Georges Guynemer
Eddie Rickenbacker
Frank Luke
Billy Bishop
Mick Mannock
James McCudden

Well known German Empire aces

Manfred van Richthofen

Werner Voss

Oswald Boelke

Well known French aces

René Fonck

Georges Guynemer

Well known American aces

Eddie Rickenbacker

Frank Luke

Well known British Empire aces

James McCudden

Billy Bishop

Mick Mannock