1. War in the Air & Sea

2. War in the Air

3. Pilots flew alone
Largely for aerial reconnaissance
Early Planes

4. Dog Fights
Pilots used spins and aerial tricks to escape attacking planes
Aerial combat tactics

5. Life expectancy for a WW1 pilot was three weeks

6. New Tech Pilot on both sides with pistols and rifles
Machine guns mounted on the planes
New Tech

7. Zeppelins carried machine guns for defense and bomb loads
strategic bombing did not exist before war
aerial warfare changed that
robbed the British of the protection by the English Channel.
The Zeppelin allowed Germany to bring the war to the English homeland
Zeppelins

11. Billy Bishop After 5 enemy aircrafts shot down pilot becomes as ace
often withdrawn from air force to fundraise at home
Billy Bishop – top ace
Awarded Victoria Cross medal for bravery
Billy Bishop

12. War at Sea

13. British Strategy

14. Germany could not match Britain’s navy – had set up blockades food and supplies could not get to Germany
Germany retaliates with U-boats
U-boats (submarine) were their most dangerous weapon
U - Boats

15. German Strategy was to choke supplies going to and from Britain
Difficult to detect and interfered with British ships
War at Sea = who controls supply lines?

16. Later in the war equipped with torpedoes
guided missile that happens to "fly" underwater
could completely destroy British ships

17. Convoys Conveys = group of ships
British and allied ships gathered in Halifax
Cross the Atlantic together carrying supplies
Protected by navy vessels from U-boat attacks
Convoys

18. Merchant Marine Merchant Marine: ferry munitions and food to Britain
Many merchant sailors lost lives though not officially part of the armed forces
Merchant Marine

20. The Lusitania British passenger ship sunk by U-boat in 1915
Killed 1200 people including Americans and Canadians
Germany declares they will sink any ship that enters the warzone - “unrestricted submarine warfare”
Major reason for United States to join the war in 1917
The Lusitania