Etrich Taube by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SQN90 Capitaine Rene Fonck is shown

Capitaine Rene Fonck is shown in one of his Spad S

The Sabine Women by Jacques Louis David

Although key to the allied campaign in the Mediterranean

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Etrich Taube by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SQN90 Capitaine Rene Fonck is shownDHM1609APB. Etrich Taube by Ivan Berryman. The extraordinary Taube (or Dove) was extensively used by the Germans as a reliable, stable observation and reconnaissance aircraft as late as 1916, despite its archaic appearance. The Taube type first flew in Austria in 1909, the brainchild of Dr Igo Etrich and employed the early method of directional control known as differential wing warping, instead of possessing ailerons and elevators. This version was