War in the Air WWI

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Across
  1. 3. Name given to a pilot who shot down multiple enemy aircraft
  2. 4. ________ maps - name given to maps assembled like a jigsaw from many aerial photographs
  3. 9. _______ gear - engineering marvel that allowed machine guns to fire through propellers
  4. 10. Nickname given by the British press to Zeppelins; part of the propaganda narrative against Germany
  5. 11. Royal Flying _____ -
  6. 12. Ground troops were forced to do this to prevent being spotted from the air
  7. 13. Commander of the RFC in France, who continually pushed for greater investment in aircraft.
  8. 15. Artillery _______ - job carried out by aircraft to help guns find their targets
  9. 16. Type of incendiary (fire causing) bullet important in the fight against Zeppelins. Also a palace.
Down
  1. 1. Arguably the greatest impact of the German bombing offensive on the British people.
  2. 2. Fokker _______ - a period in Summer 1915 when German technological advantages led to dominance over the skies of France.
  3. 5. Flying ________ - name given to German tactics of flying aircraft en-masse to dominate the skies
  4. 6. Lieutenant who shot down a Zeppelin in September 1916
  5. 7. Name given to a pilot who had shot down several enemy aircraft
  6. 8. Important technological advance that allowed air crews to communicate with those on the ground
  7. 14. German bomber that brought terror to London in 1917