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minus-squareCyberEgglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 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-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 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.