Allied air forces in World War I

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The Allied air forces in World War I were the combined military aviation units of countries such as Britain, France, Italy, and the United States, which conducted reconnaissance, air combat, and bombing operations against the Central Powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I military formation
military alliance air forces
conflict World War I
country Belgium
France
Greece
Italy
Japan
Romania
Russia
Serbia
United Kingdom
United States of America
developed early air combat tactics
fighter escort doctrine
strategic bombing concepts
endTime 1918
hasPart Aviation Militaire Belge
linked to: Belgian Air Service

Aéronautique Militaire
Belgian Air Force (World War I)
linked to: Belgian Air Force

French Naval Aviation
Hellenic Naval Air Service
Imperial Russian Air Service
Romanian Air Corps (World War I)
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service
Serbian air units in World War I
Servizio Aeronautico
United States Army Air Service
hasRole aerial reconnaissance
air superiority
artillery spotting
ground attack
naval aviation operations
strategic bombing
tactical bombing
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
notableCommander Billy Mitchell
Edward Mannock
Ferdinand Foch
Giulio Douhet
Hugh Trenchard
linked to: Lord Trenchard

René Fonck
William Bishop
opposedBy Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops
Luftstreitkräfte
Ottoman aviation units
linked to: Ottoman air units
opposedTo Central Powers
partOf Allied Powers
startTime 1914
supported Allied ground offensives
naval blockade of the Central Powers
trench warfare operations
theaterOfOperations Balkan theatre of World War I
Eastern Front
Italian Front
Mediterranean Sea
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
North Sea
Western Front
uses air-dropped bombs
airships
bomber aircraft
fighter aircraft
machine guns
observation balloons
photographic reconnaissance equipment
reconnaissance aircraft
seaplanes
wireless telegraphy

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Roderic Stanley Dallas partOf Allied air forces in World War I
Raymond Saulnier usedDesignsBy Allied air forces in World War I