"Question on Production Numbers" Topic
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Deucey  | 03 Mar 2021 7:50 p.m. PST |
I was trying to find a list or chart that told how many of each plane was operational in WW1. Also what years they were in service. Can anyone help out? |
| Tango01 | 03 Mar 2021 10:03 p.m. PST |
There were over 50 different aircraft designs during WW1, with five distinct technological generations, according to American historian Richard Hallion. Over the course of the war the countries involved in the fighting produced more than 200,000 aircraft and even more engines…
This possible help you…
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WW1 Aviation timeline…
link The most outstanding?… link link Armand |
| Deucey | 04 Mar 2021 6:12 a.m. PST |
Thanks Armand. I was hoping someone could have a simple chart or statistics, but these look interesting. |
| Tango01 | 04 Mar 2021 12:45 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami! (smile) Armand |
| Camcleod | 04 Mar 2021 1:05 p.m. PST |
Deucey For the Germans you want the Frontbestands lists:
See the last post on this thread.
link It lists the number of each A/C type at the front for each period of each year. |
| DarylP | 04 Mar 2021 8:03 p.m. PST |
Please see also the Usage Charts on the Wings of Linen WIKI: link The German charts were constructed using Frontbestand data; the British ones from squadron-usage notes in Philpott's "The Birth of the Royal Air Force"; and the French from when the escadrilles changed names and other data in Davilla & Soltan's "French Aircraft of the First World War". As you might expect, the answer is more complicated than you might expect, because a new aeroplane type tended to trickle into service at first, build to a peak, and then slowly disappear as they were withdrawn, moved to quieter fronts, or not replaced after attrition. So it's not like there is a binary "on" and "off" date for any particular type. |
| Deucey | 06 Mar 2021 12:41 p.m. PST |
Amazing! Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for! |
 chicklewis | 06 Mar 2021 10:21 p.m. PST |
Super interesting charts !! |
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