Warm-Up – 10/16 – 10 minutes

1. Warm-Up – 10/16 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Describe who developed method for recognizing pilots who shot down enemy aircraft. • What was the term used to describe a pilot that who shot down enemy aircraft? • Describe the difference between the Allied method and German method to determine a fighter ace.

2. Questions / Comments

3. Warm-Up – 10/16 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Describe who developed method for recognizing pilots who shot down enemy aircraft. • What was the term used to describe a pilot that who shot down enemy aircraft? • Describe the difference between the Allied method and German method to determine a fighter ace.

4. Fighter Aces • French developed method for recognizing pilots who shot down enemy aircraft.

5. Warm-Up – 10/16 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Describe who developed method for recognizing pilots who shot down enemy aircraft. • What was the term used to describe a pilot that who shot down enemy aircraft? • Describe the difference between the Allied method and German method to determine a fighter ace.

6. Fighter Aces • Used the term “ace” for a pilot who shot down five enemy aircraft • The British and the Americans adopted the same criteria

7. Warm-Up – 10/16 – 10 minutes Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions: • Describe who developed method for recognizing pilots who shot down enemy aircraft. • What was the term used to describe a pilot that who shot down enemy aircraft? • Describe the difference between the Allied method and German method to determine a fighter ace.

8. Fighter Aces • Germans required10 enemy aircraft downed for “Ace” to be used

9. Questions / Comments

10. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • October 16 • 1908 — Samuel Cody becomes the first man to fly in Britain. • Flying the British Army Aeroplane N°1, Cody flies for 1,391 feet before crashing.

11. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • October 16 • 1909 — German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin forms the world's first commercial airline.

12. THIS DAY IN AVIATION • October 16 • 1917 — Final testing is made for the United States Army-designed air-to-air radio communication system with a wireless set. • A distance of 25 miles is achieved.

13. Questions / Comments

14. October 2013

15. Quiz Review

16. AVIATION ACES

17. AVIATION ACES • Ayala, Daniel* • Daniels, Omar** • Gibson, Taylor** • Hurtt, Matthew** • Reyes, Clarissa** • Washington, Jonas** • Wilson, Kaysi* • Witt, Jonathan** • Cook, Marcus • Chisholm, Trey’von • Davis, Mark • Fallin, Kyle • Kennedy, Chris • Mathison, Brandon • Mixson, Corey 1B Pilots (A – 93 & above) 1B Co-Pilots (B – 85 – 92) High Shooter (Score) 100%

18. AVIATION ACES • Alvarez, Miguel • Oneill, Cory • Vaughns, Jerica • Able, Michael • Bowles, Reese • Jones, Quamai • Palmer, Dre • Rodriguez, Daniela • Russell, Mandy 3B Pilots (A – 93 & above) 3B Co-Pilots (B – 85 – 92) High Shooter (Score) 96%

19. Questions / Comments

20. Chapter 2 The Adolescence of Air Power 1904-1919

21. Today’s Mission Requirements • Standards Addressed: • Technological Literacy • Students will develop an understanding of the: • Characteristics and scope of technology. • Core concepts of technology. • Relationships among technologies and the connections between technology and the other fields of study. • English Language Arts • Students will: • Conduct research and gather, evaluate and synthesize data and communicate their discoveries to their audience. • Use a variety of technological and informational resources to create and communicate knowledge.

22. Today’s Mission Requirements • Mission: • Describe in writing leading World War I fighter aces. • Describe the WWI fighter aces depicted in “Flyboys” • Describe the aim of the Lafayette Escadrille when it was formed. • What was the contribution of the Lafayette Escadrille to the war effort? • Describe the squadron mascots of the Lafayette Escadrille and their names? • EQ: Describe significant aviation events occurring between 1904-1919 and their impact on future aviation development.

23. Video of the Day Lt. Frank Luke Jr. The Arizona Balloon Buster

24. German Drachen Balloon 14 of 18 kills were balloons

25. Website of the Day Class Page www.Petrucciaviation.weebly.com Ace Pilots http://acepilots.com

26. Questions / Comments

27. WWI Fighter Aces

28. WWI Fighter Aces • USA • Edward V. Rickenbacher (26 Victories) • Oct 8, 1890 – Jul 27, 1973 • 300 combat missions (most of any US pilot) • Medal of Honor recipient • Race car Driver / owner Indianapolis Speedway / Eastern Airlines • Frank Luke (18 victories) • May 19, 1897 – Sep 29, 1918 • Over 17 days – had 18 victories (14/4) • 1st Medal of Honor recipient • Luke Air Force Base (Phoenix, AZ)

29. WWI Fighter Aces • USA • Raoul Lufbery – (17 victories) • Mar 14, 1885 – May 19, 1918 • Lafayette Escadrille • French Legions of Honor

30. WWI Fighter Aces • France • Rene Fonck– (75 victories – 72/3) • Mar 27, 1894 – Jun 18, 1953 • Ended WWI as top “Allied Ace of Aces” • French Legions of Honor • “I put my bullets into the target as if I placed them there by hand”

31. WWI Fighter Aces • England • Edward Mannock– (61 victories ) • May 24, 1887 – Jul 26, 1918 • Interned by the Turks in prison as a laborer – 1915 • Took to flying - deep hatred for the Germans • “I sent one of them to Hell in flames today – I wish Kaiser Bill could have seen him sizzle.” • British Victoria Cross

32. WWI Fighter Aces • Germany • Manfred von Richtofen– (80 victories ) • May 2, 1892 – Apr 21, 1918 • “Aces of Aces” • “Red Devil” – “Red Knight” • Leader of the “Flying Circus” • British buried him with full military honors Fokker Dr. I Albatros D. III

33. The Lafayette Escadrille

34. Video of the Day Raoul Lufbery

35. Lafayette Escadrille • Before World War I – planes were not considered instruments of combat • Observers, lap-bombers, fighters, dedicated bombers • Dr. Edmund Gros and Norman Prince led efforts to convince French government the value of a volunteer American unit to fight for France • Aim was to influence American stance against neutrality and join the fight

36. Lafayette Escadrille • Stood up spring of 1916 • Escadrille Americaine (number 124) was deployed April 20, 1916 • Germans filed an objection to the name • Changed to Lafayette Escadrille Dec 1916 • The aircraft, mechanics, and uniforms were French

37. Captain Georges Thenault – 1st commander (French)

38. CaptThenault and other Escadrille pilots

39. The Lafayette Escadrille was from the beginning a pursuit squadron. Originally provided with the Nieuport11, armed with a single Lewis gun on top of the plane Changed successively to the Vickers-armed Nieuport 17 SPAD S.VII with a single Vickers machinegun and the SPAD S.XIII with the twin-Vickers machinegun. Nieuport 17 SPAD S.VII

40. Nieuport 11 Lewis Machine Gun

41. Nieuport 17

42. Nieuport 28 Cockpit

43. SPAD S.VII Vickers Machine Gun

44. SPAD S.XIII in the colors and markings of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, U.S. 94th Aero Squadron

45. SPAD S. VII Cockpit

46. Fokker D.VII

47. Fokker D VII Cockpit

48. Fokker Dr. I

49. Fokker Dr. 1 Cockpit

50. On Monday, 18 February 1918, under the provisions of an agreement between the French and American armies, the Lafayette Escadrille became the 103d Aero Squadron- originally known as 103d Pursuit Squadron- United States Army Air Service. • During its tenure, the Lafayette Escadrille had officially confirmed 199 German aircraft victories. • No major influence on outcome of war.