🇬🇧 30–31 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 1918. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 – 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 2 This clip shows a Gotha G being prepared for take-off, then lifting off for a bombing mission. These are the aircraft that struck Paris and its suburbs under a full moon, the very night Félix arrived in the city. This post corrects yesterday’s one, which showed a different German aircraft, not a Gotha. Film extract: Imperial War Museums, IWM 1004. 🇫🇷 30–31 𝗷𝗮𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 1918. 𝗟𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗮 – 𝗽�

Birth of Strategic Bombing: Britain's Heavy Bombers That Changed Warfare Forever The Handley Page O/400, introduced in 1918, was Britain's answer to long-range strategic threats. Reaching a top speed of 97 mph, this twin-engine giant could carry a massive 2,000-pound bomb load deep into enemy territory. Alongside the later Vickers Vimy, which hit 103 mph, these "bloody parallel" bombers pioneered independent air operations. By shifting focus from tactical support to industrial and urban targets,