Hello guys,
very interesting site. I will contact in the next days the â??Kuratoriums zur F?¶rderung historischer Waffensammlungenâ? in order to have some other information. May be we can have an interesting cooperation with Lp08 expert that builds the site (I guess Mr. Finze).
Ron, concerning the use of LP08 by the German war aircraft during WWI you can read at page 23 of my book (last caption of the page):
â??On the right below, before the popular use of machine-guns on German war aircraft, the Air force used the LP08 for various attacks. As luck would have it, the LP08 with its holster-stock were very effective. A picture â?¦â?
In the note number 10, page 70, I describes some tests performed by Air Force. In particular the air force made two kind of tests: one from an aircraft against a test target with a size of 8 m. Another one to test the effectiveness against aircraft engine, from a distance of 100m.
The best picture available of a pilot that is firing from his aircraft with a LP08 + stock is available on the Gortz book (Die Pistole 08) where are also available a lot of information about LP08 trials.
Ciao
Mauro
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