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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Who Shot the Red Baron?
2018-04-21 00:20
So if Richthofen had been injured that badly in the air, the tri-plane would have been crashing out of control. The evidence instead suggests a forced landing, but a landing.
January 1918 - Flu Season Begins, for THE Flu
2018-01-27 16:45
That first wave of the flu left behind a benefit that would only be recognized in hindsight, as victims of the spring's flu showed greater resistance in the plague yet to come.
Volunteers Replicating 1917 Airplanes in 2017
2017-12-15 15:43
In many cases volunteers are some of the greatest experts in the field, retirees doing for free what they've already spent decades being paid for.
Happy 100th Birthday to Jenny (JN4)
2017-08-25 11:32
The venerable JN4 Jenny wasn't a maneuverable exciting fighter like the Dr.I, Camel, or Spad. Compared to them, she was an ungainly, slow and stable aircraft - just the thing to train new pilots how t...
Teaching History to the Young and Uninterested
2017-07-07 14:36
See this propeller? The pilot could turn the airplane straight up and have the airplane hanging from the propeller, and it would stay there and not fall down. Unless the engine quit.
Gutenberg Press 1440 - Bold Features! Tasteful Design! Unforgettable Performance!
2017-06-27 14:22
On seeing all its features (movable type, prints multiple pages, saves hours of scribe labor), the general reaction was, "Wow! I want one of those!"
