Pl. 52
Plate 52 of 87 · Class VII, Aircraft & airships
Gotha
A German twin-engine bomber, the Gotha G.IV, used from May 1917 for daylight and then night raids on southern England. Its raids on London, beginning with that of 13 June 1917, led to major changes in British air defense.
Mentioned in
- Chapter XI War on Waves and Wings Overview§9 Zeppelins, Gothas and the Birth of the RAF
- Chapter XII The Home Fronts Overview§7 Enemy Aliens, Internment and Refugees§8 Civilians Under Fire