Transcript Manfred von Richthofen

From the Civil War to
WW1
Alex Nam
Alexander Wong
Civil War- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
• Helped create the first U.S. Balloon Corps during
the Civil War
• Used such things to perform intelligence service
for the Union
• Lowe’s aerial observations of Confederate troop
movements probably saved the Union from defeat
in battles
• Also distracted cannon batteries away from a
point, where the Union army could attack while
they were distracted
• Also helping in the development of hot air
balloons for use in warfare
Civil War- Battle of Fair Oaks
• The Union Army Balloon Corps
established two balloon camps on the
north side of the river of the area
• They observed Confederate troops
moving in battle formation, the
information was relayed to the
McClellan’s headquarters
• Reports were continuously being sent
to the command center from the
balloon Intrepid to the telegraphs
• It was one of the many times where
hot air balloons were used by the
Union to conduct surveillance on the
Confederates
Progressive Era- Wright
brothers
• Wilbur and Orville Wright both invented the first concept of
aircraft by gliders
• After the Civil War, many entertainers were using Hot Air
Balloons for shows and stunts, while others were finding ways
to create flying aircraft
• Where the two brothers, through trial and error, created an
entire machine and cylinders attached to a glider
• The airplane later met the governments requirements and
was meeting foreign intrests
• It later became the first aircraft, in which other countries
would harbor and create war planes that would later be used
in the First World War
WW1- Manfred von Richthofen
• Manfred von Richthofen, known as the Red Baron, was one of
the greatest aces in air warfare in WW1
• He was known as the ace of aces, where he scored the most
of almost 80 kills
• Although being other aces within the war, he brought a legacy
for having the most kills, which would later carry on to the
tactics and skilled pilots that would later break his record
• Being that he also contributed to the creation of the infamous
German Tri-fold plane that would be used widely by the
Germans in both WW1 and early WW2, as both fighting and
reconnaissance
• He later brought upon the fame and fear of other aces to
follow in other wars
WW1- Battle of Saint-Mihiel
• The battle was known for
being one of the most
important battles, its first, for
the American Expeditionary
Force during World War 1
• In which the test of troops
and aircraft would be put in
use, with 1476 allied planes
to participate in a offensive
against some 500 German
aircraft on a four day battle
• From the evolving of the use
of aircraft in warfare, America
finally began to use it against
the Germans
• Although it was used in a
most part for attacking
ground forces in most battles
or to “support the troops”,
then the attacking of aircraft
would be second priority
• Such tactics were used by the
Americans and were later
brought upon on World War
two as support for infantry
• Although aircraft did have
their own special missions
where destroying aircraft is
first priority