TIL that before air-dropped bombs were used in WWI, solid-cast darts called Flechettes were dropped in large batches from British and French planes over enemy trenches, which were capable of piercing helmets
WWI darts dropped from biplanes onto German trenches which disgusted British aviators as they were 'ungentlemanly' | Daily Mail Online
That time pilots dropped terrifying darts out of their planes at the enemy - We Are The Mighty
WW1 Aerial Flechette/Dart Type 2
WW1 GERMAN AERIAL FLECHETTE-SOLD
2 WW1 FLECHETTE RFC RAF Aerial Trench Darts £175.00 - PicClick UK
WWI Flechette (Flutted model aerial dart) - circa 1915 – Early Aeronautica
I've also started a collection of flechettes, the steel aerial darts that were dumped by planes by the boxful over the trenches early in the war. : r/ wwi
A German aerial dart | Royal Irish - Virtual Military Gallery
aerial dart | laststandonzombieisland
Weird Weapons And Surprising WW1 Objects | Imperial War Museums
WWI Flechettes - The troop piercing arrows dropped from planes onto German trenches
WWI Flechettes - The troop piercing arrows dropped from planes onto German trenches
German Flechette (aerial dart) | Australian War Memorial
ORIGINAL WWI FIRST WORLD WAR ANTI-ZEPPELIN FLECHETTE DARTS - auctions & price archive
WW1 Aerial Darts - Flechettes dropped by aircraft onto the enemy | #514768965
WW1 RFC RNAS Incendiary Flechette Aerial Dart.
WW1 Royal Flying Corps Anti Zeppelin Flechette Dart. in General / misc
WWI German Aerial Dart (Flechette) With History.... Military & | Lot #32764 | Heritage Auctions
Warnepieces: A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Fléchette Use in World War One
WW1 RFC RNAS Incendiary Flechette Aerial Dart.
WWI Flechettes - The troop piercing arrows dropped from planes onto German trenches
WW1 Aerial Flechette/Dart
WWI darts dropped from biplanes onto German trenches which disgusted British aviators as they were 'ungentlemanly' | Daily Mail Online
