Further Research and Information Sourcing.

I have spent the weekend researching my topic of the development of Air combat through methods such as YouTube and online research.


One source I found extremely useful in explaining what the first example of air combat was like is the below video titled: "The Great War: The First Dog-fighters (WW1 Aviation Documentary)".

 

 

 

 

This video has helped me to decide on what sections should be included in my report on early aircraft, tactics and the type of pilot involved. The video also gives historians views in the video which can easily be sourced and used in my profile to back up my knowledge.  

To gain a breadth study of my topic over the weekend I also watched he first few episodes of an old BBC series called "Fighter Pilots".

This series was filmed in 1981 making it slightly outdated however gives an amazing insight into what it takes to be a modern day pilot and the requirements that need to be met in order to perform in such a high stress job. Therefore, it will help provide a key basis ad plan for my section of my report about the modern day pilot and perhaps doing a comparison between this pilot and the type of pilot that would have been responsible for the traditional dogfights of the World Wars.

Finally, I have spent time this weekend looking at flight simulators that will help me understand the difficulties experienced by pilots and allow me to immerse myself further with the topic. One simulator showing hope at the moment is "War Thunder" which focuses on World War 2 era aircraft with the inclusion of the first jet aircraft to be produced, allowing you to pilot them and fight against enemy nations. This will be especially useful whilst compiling my report on the section of World War Two aircraft and the problems faced by pilots.