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mauro · 08-20-2003, 08:36 AM

Ron,
at the beginning of WWI the aircrafts were not armed. The aircrafts were piloted by Cavalry Officers to observe the enemy positions. The aim of this first mission was â??to observeâ? and not fight. In this context both the pilot and the observer were armed with carbines and, when the LP08 was available, with LP08. When necessary the pilot or the observer were able to fire against soldiers or other aircrafts. The LP08 and the carbines were no longer used as soon as it was possible firing with machine-gun installed on the plane.

Ciao

08-20-2003, 08:36 AM	#18
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Ron, at the beginning of WWI the aircrafts were not armed. The aircrafts were piloted by Cavalry Officers to observe the enemy positions. The aim of this first mission was â??to observeâ? and not fight. In this context both the pilot and the observer were armed with carbines and, when the LP08 was available, with LP08. When necessary the pilot or the observer were able to fire against soldiers or other aircrafts. The LP08 and the carbines were no longer used as soon as it was possible firing with machine-gun installed on the plane. Ciao __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.