37K views · 521 reactions | Over the course of their lifetime, it's estimated that Albatrosses fly over 10 million miles. Talk about jetlag! | National Geographic Animals | Facebook

The aerial combat of the Great War foreshadowed the conflict that would follow a generation later in many ways - not least was the horsepower struggle. While the Allies progressed to high performing V12 aero engines, for the Central Powers six cylinder inlines like the Mercedes D.III remained the standard right to the end of the fighting. #warbirds #ww1 #ww1history #albatros #mercedes | Daniel J Wheatcroft

89K views · 3.1K reactions | The Vintage Aviator Limited replica Albatros DV.a D.2263, the mount of Bavarian ace Otto Kissinberth - one of the first combat aviators to wear glasses when he flew. Kissinberth survived the war but lost his life soon after in a mountaineering accident. #ww1 #ww1history #aviationlovers #warbirds #airshow | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook