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Canada at War in the Air and At Sea (1914-1918)
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Canada at War in the Air and At Sea (1914-1918)
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In The Air
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Sam Hughes Didn’t like airplanes – he didn’t think they would ever be an effective means of war “The airplane … will never play any part in such a serious business as the defence of a nation.”
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British Royal Flying Corps
No Canadian Airforce Canadians joined the BRFC, it was better than the trenches (food, pay, glory) Flying Coffins!!!! Canadians had a good reputation
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Types of Planes/Balloons
Observation Balloons were used on both sides
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1915 Fokker – German
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1917 Sopwith Camel – British
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Both sides used homemade bombs to drop on the enemy!
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DOG FIGHTS! Started with handguns Advanced to machine guns
You had to get behind your enemy and shoot them down YOU DID NOT HAVE A PARACHUTE!!
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Air Aces An Air Ace shot down at least five enemy planes
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“The Red Baron” Germany’s Manfred Von Richthofen 80 confirmed kills
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Billy Bishop Canada’s top Ace 72 confirmed kills
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War at Sea
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U-Boats (Germany) Submarines
Sank supply ships & Navy vessels sent to destroy them
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Lusitania (1915) British Luxury liner 1198 Dead ½ were American
U.S.A. were very upset
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Unrestricted Warfare German sink any ship approaching Britain (1917)
Attempt to cut off supplies 1000 ships in 4 months Some ships were American U.S. finally entered the war in 1917
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Convoy
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Convoy Cargo ships sailed together and were escorted by destroyers
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Canada’s Navy 2 Warships at the start of the war
Yachts & other ships were bought and armed for service Escorted Convoys & protected Canada’s east coast 112 real warships by the end of the war
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