The Picard Maneuver to History Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoHey...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down16
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minus-square@CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish15•4 months agoWell, actually… On September 7 [1914], Russian Pyotr Nesterov was the first pilot to destroy an enemy airplane, but he did it by ramming his Morane into an Austrian Albatros. Both air crews died as a result.
minus-square@anomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoSo the first kill was a type of Kamikaze? Surprisingly unchivalrous for what I’ve read about early military aviation.
Well, actually…
So the first kill was a type of Kamikaze? Surprisingly unchivalrous for what I’ve read about early military aviation.