UFOs of the First World War

Phantom Airships, Balloons, Aircraft and Other Mysterious Aerial Phenomena

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Nigel Watson

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The History Press

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: E9N98Z3

EAN: 9780750959148

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Lieutenant R. S. Maxwell took off in his BE2C fighter but saw nothing unusual until 8. 25 p. m. when, according to his report: 'My engine was missing irregularly and it was only by keeping the speed of the machine down to 50 mph that I was able to stay at 10,000 feet. I distinctly saw an artificial light to the north of me, and at about the same height. I followed this light northeast for nearly 20 minutes, but it seemed to go slightly higher and just as quickly as myself, and eventually I lost it completely in the clouds. ' Such sightings occurred frequently during the war. The reasons are fascinating in themselves: the first is that aviation is in its infancy, so light phenomena at altitude are a new experience. The second is fear: for the first time a real threat came from the skies. It wasn't just the Western Front: on 21 August 1915 twenty New Zealand soldiers allegedly saw eight bread-loaf shaped clouds over Hill 60, Suvla Bay. 'A British regiment, the First- Fourth Norfolk, of several hundred men, was then noticed marching. towards Hill 60. ' They marched into the cloud, which lifted off the ground, and were never seen again.

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Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Nigel Watson

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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