100 years ago last week...

[nuuumannn]

...the tide of the airship war against British cities by night began its inevitable turn with the shooting down of the first German airship to be brought down over Britain during one of these raids. The Shutte Lanz Class airship SL 11 was shot down by William Leefe Robinson of 39 Home Defence Squadron, RFC on the night of 2/3 September 1916.

Schütte-Lanz SL 11 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leefe Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Schütte-Lanz SL 11, revisited

 

[Milosh]

It was also 100 years ago today, Sept 15 1916, that the first tanks went into battle at the Somme.

Early in the morning Captain Howard "Morti" Mortimore commanded the crew of his Mark I rhomboid tank D1 "Daredevil" registration male 765 to advance. Issuing the first command in combat by a tank commander.

 

[Bradley LANSDALE]

100 years ago yesterday, 17 sept. The Red Baron scored his first confirmed victory.