tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post869729433834170632..comments2023-06-28T14:23:58.362-05:00Comments on WWI Aviation Illustration: Torpedo Bombers 1917-1918Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-78537049455651617122011-08-30T17:47:17.245-05:002011-08-30T17:47:17.245-05:00Good question Jon, I am not sure, I guess it depen...Good question Jon, I am not sure, I guess it depends on number of escort fighters and the number of planes which were operational at the time. There is always an amount of scrubbed fights due to mechanical failure. It is difficult to speculate on the scenario's success.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744800442634708263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-72430959453832369202011-08-30T15:16:59.142-05:002011-08-30T15:16:59.142-05:00"Britain had 3 torpedo bombers scheduled to c..."Britain had 3 torpedo bombers scheduled to come on line in early 1919. They were the Sopwith Cuckoo, the Short Shirl, and the Blackburn Blackburd, but a squadron was assembled so late in the war that it achieved no successes."<br /><br />I wonder if the Grand Fleet's AA defenses would have been able to handle this many aircraft. In port or at sea.Jon Yuenglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140492307166591621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-60265146159596622942011-06-09T22:58:52.227-05:002011-06-09T22:58:52.227-05:00@KP, Yes there were successful attacks.
On August...@KP, Yes there were successful attacks.<br /><br />On August 12, 1915, a Short Type 184 piloted by Flight Commander Charles H. K. Edmonds from HMS Ben-my-Chree operating in the Aegean Sea sank a Turkish supply ship in the Sea of Marmara.Five days later he sank a Turkish steamship. His formation mate Flight Lieutenant G. B. Dacre sank a Turkish tugboat after being forced to land on the water with engine trouble. Dacre taxied toward the tugboat, released his torpedo and was then able to take off and return to Ben-My-Chree.<br /><br />On May 1, 1917, a German seaplane sank the 2,784-long-ton (2,829 t) British steamship Gena off Suffolk. German torpedo bomber squadrons were subsequently assembled at Ostend and Zeebrugge for further action in the North Sea.<br />Britain had 3 torpedo bombers scheduled to come on line in early 1919. They were the Sopwith Cuckoo, the Short Shirl, and the Blackburn Blackburd, but a squadron was assembled so late in the war that it achieved no successes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744800442634708263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-77096302608655282012011-06-09T19:09:39.118-05:002011-06-09T19:09:39.118-05:00Was there any successful attacks by a Torpedo bomb...Was there any successful attacks by a Torpedo bomber during WW1?kingsleyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161045327971275146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-43978835988556844172011-06-07T11:02:04.449-05:002011-06-07T11:02:04.449-05:00The irony is before the war there was a major arms...The irony is before the war there was a major arms race to see who could build the most impressive naval fleets. <br /><br />Britain was building a fleet of military vessels for the Turkish Navy. In a short-sighted blunder Britain appropriated the ships just before the outbreak of war. The British claimed their need for ships justified their actions, even though the ships in question had been paid for by the Turks. <br /><br />In a geopolitical coup the German Empire offered Turkey ships and the crews to man them, It was an attractive offer which was quickly accepted. This chain of events lead to the Turks siding with Germany and Austria, not allied with Britain Russia or France.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744800442634708263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013909801988779086.post-16286017639779982412011-06-07T02:19:13.104-05:002011-06-07T02:19:13.104-05:00Great work my friend, the cost of one torpedo for ...Great work my friend, the cost of one torpedo for one ship was a win win situation for these aircraft.The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.com