Days of WW1 were interesting to say nonetheless. Circumstantial evidence points to the greater possibility that infantry ground fire downed the Hun instead of the British pilot who was credited with the kill. Development of incendiary ammunition made a break through in downing flammable doped fabric wooden framed aeroplanes. Now one could "wing" an aeroplane to down it, send the pilot to a fiery death, truly frightening.
Some 50 years ago, I got my introduction to WW1 aircraft by building Comet 12" Spad and Fokker DVII, and a number of plastic 1/72nd scale static models such as the DeHavilland DH-2, Nieuports, Albatrosses, SE-5, etc. Some 40+ years ago I built one of these, a 21" (530mm) wingspan CL Sterling Beginner's Fokker E-III Eindecker with Cox .049 Babe Bee, taught me how to fly CL.
