The airplane was adopted as a stop-gap measure by the American doughboys.
When the United States military went “over there” to take on the Huns (the Germans) during the First World War, what it lacked in equipment it more than made up for in determination. However, it weapons were needed for the Americans to do the fighting.
This meant that Americans often relied on foreign equipment, and in the case of aircraft the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) used what it could get. After the French rejected the Nieuport 28C.1, which was introduced in mid-1917, in favor of the far sturdier and more advanced Spad XIII, the newly arrived Americans adopted the Nieuport 28 as a stop-gap measure.
Two-Part Series: Desert Storm MiG Killers Reflect
Two-Part Series: Desert Storm MiG Killers Reflect
As the pandemic drew to its first peak last year, the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida launched its History Up Close series, highlighting aircraft and exhibits from the Museum’s extensive collection. These professionally-produced, informative and immersive segments provide an excellent experience for viewers, and are well worth watching.
The next installment in the series will help the museum commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first Gulf War. It is entitled
Desert Storm MiG Killers Reflect, and will involve first hand accounts from two aviators who saw air-to-air combat during that conflict. The two-part, Facebook Live series shows its first episode on Tuesday, January 26th at 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, while the follow-up episode will occur at the same time on Thursday, January 28th. VADM Mark Fox, USN (Ret.) and CAPT Nick Mongillo, USN (Ret.)