History of AirplanesSome of the largest machines thus far built are of the Caproni Ca.4 type, fitted with three powerful motors, two of which drive tractor propellers while the third is a pusher and is located between the other two. Two cars are fitted and, on some of the trial flights made in this country, a large [...]
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Flown by Captain Ray Collishaw, one of the great Canadian aces of WW1.
From February to July 1917, one of the most unusual British fighters, the Sopwith Triplane, served in France. It had a short, but brilliant, career until it was superseded by the Sopwith Camel. During the six months that it flew, the [...]