#gotha bomber

[redarmyscreaming]

Spad VII attacking a Gotha, 1917

[crownedstoat]

Gotha bomber in the field.

[pinturas-gran-guerra-aire]

1920 Gotha G IV - Polish 21 Destroyer Squadron - Robert Firszt

[theworldatwar]

The German Gotha bomber had been responsible for 52 air raids on Britain by the end of WW1 causing nearly £1.5m worth of damage. By today’s standards that equates to roughly £280m / €315m / $385m.

[scrapironflotilla]

Ground crew of the Gotha bomber "England Geschwader” pouring liquid oxygen into containers prior to loading into the crew positions of the aircraft. 

A valve regulated the flow of oxygen into the rubber bladder to which a breathing tube was attached for use during high altitude flight.

[thewartoendwars]

The remains of a German Gotha bomber brought down by ground fire

[pinturas-gran-guerra-aire]

1917 Gotha over London

A large bit of artistic license here, it's impossible to depict a night scene with realistic light levels, but the Gotha bombers are so impressive I will give this one a pass, just imagine someone shot a flare, or something...

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1917 02 08 SPAD VII Georges Guynemer GC12

Victory #31 08 Feb 1917 1115 hrs Gotha G Bouconville

Greg van Wyngarden:

Yes, Guynemer did indeed bring down a Gotha G.III at 11:15 hrs on 8 February 1917 - a victory which he had to share with Adj. Chainat of N3 (which Guynemer was NOT happy about!). It's too bad the artist didn't do a little more research, as this is one of Guynemer's best-documented victories. The Gotha, from Kagohl 2, fell behind French lines and the crew was captured. The remains of the Gotha were brought to Stanislas Square in Nancy and displayed, and was the subject of one well-circulated postcard and other photos published in various magazines. It was camouflaged in two shades of dark green, and bore a white triangle marking. The rudder from this Gotha still exists in France. Guynemer was flying his Spad VII S254 in this combat, and not S113 with the tricolor stripe (as pictured). Spad S254, of course, is the famous Guynemer Spad which also still exists and is displayed in the Musee de l'Air. Hopefully someday, someone like Russell Smith or Steve Anderson will paint a depiction of this incident, as it is so well-documented.