He achieved all of his victories flying the HD.1, and while it wasn't one of the top WWI fighter aircraft, it was a formidable plane. On one occasion, Coppens engaged a balloon in an unusual tactic.

An early attempt to keep WWI fighter aircraft from blowing their own propellers to bits when firing was to simply add armor plating to the props, which did keep them from being shredded, but also ...

On July 5, 1917, the legendary Fokker Dr.I triplane made its first flight. Best known as the Red Baron's aircraft, this WWI icon remains celebrated through flying replicas and its enduring legacy in ...