tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post3612640330610332236..comments2024-03-28T08:55:01.211-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: What Was the World's First Armed Aircraft?snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-32009151212657330002016-01-23T07:53:11.978-08:002016-01-23T07:53:11.978-08:00"On June 7, 1912 the first airplane armed wit..."On June 7, 1912 the first airplane armed with a machine gun was flown by Lt. Thomas de Witte Milling at College Park, Maryland. The gunner, who was armed with a Lewis gun, was Capt. Charles de Forest Chandler of the US Army Signal Corps." With picture: "Capt Charles de Forest Chandler holding a Lewis machine gun in a Wright flyer piloted by Lt. Thomas de Witte Milling June 7, 1912David John Hastiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668499102291275170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-33299601038715886752015-12-24T03:35:32.122-08:002015-12-24T03:35:32.122-08:00Looking at the reconnaissance of Germany, it seems...Looking at the reconnaissance of Germany, it seems as though hand weapons were the only use in August 1914. That is all I have found so far.joerookeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271232845394408532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-43139128161616602242015-12-23T15:14:47.642-08:002015-12-23T15:14:47.642-08:00Was the EFB-1 actually "the World's first...Was the EFB-1 actually "the World's first armed aircraft"? Woodman in "Early Aircraft Armament" suggests that at least it may have to share the laurels: at the 1913 Aero Show there were, he states, "several aeroplanes specifically designed for military purposes". Does anyone have an Aero Show catalogue to share?? Specifically, Woodman refers to a Grahame-Wright Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931534060621148979noreply@blogger.com