Knights of The Sky by Sean Broda https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots Were WWI Pilots Heroes? en-us 2017-09-19 12:06:38 UTC 2017-09-19 12:58:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188849431 The pilots of WW1 were heroes, but with the same degree as all others on the battlefield. Pilots may have had experience in other fields, but everyone deserves the same respect, regardless of rank or side.

]]> 2017-09-19 12:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188849431 A lot of how we label heroes during wartime is measured by the number of kills, perspective is the most important identifier, heroes on one side will seem like murderers to the other. Perspective is also very important when we consider the fact that history is always written by the winners. In another reality, had the allied forces lost the war, the red baron might have been considered a hero. https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188849760 2017-09-19 12:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188849760 No I don't believe so, they were doing the exact same thing as those in the trenches/on the ground - killing - but in a different setting and with arguably only more praise than the soldiers for being able to take part in flying what was then new and advanced technology. https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850230 2017-09-19 12:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850230 Anyone who fought and accomplished their goals for their country is counted for a hero for their own nation https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850305 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧                                  Yey Heroes- ヽ(ﾟｰﾟ*ヽ) Woohooヽ(*ﾟｰﾟ*)ﾉ (ﾉ*ﾟｰﾟ)ﾉ yah]]> 2017-09-19 12:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850305 Flying planes was a special skill. https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850477 Even today, learning to be a pilot requires a different field of training than ground soldiers, navy etc. ]]> 2017-09-19 12:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850477 Everyone in WW1 were heroes; pilots, soldiers and navy. They were all doing the same thing which was fighting for their country, so one shouldn't get better/awarded than another. https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850542 2017-09-19 12:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850542 The death rate of pilots was higher than soldiers in the trenches so they were just more higher risk high reward but the charges from the trenches were also high risk and high reward because them charging into enemy lines to infiltrate their side, as a pilot you're doing the same thing, attempting to infiltrate enemy lines so I think all soldiers and participants all deserve recognition for risking their lives to fight for their country regardless of from the ground or the sky, ground kills to sky kills they deserve equal respect. https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850827 2017-09-19 12:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188850827 ww1 pilots https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188851072 the pilots were reconsidered more as hero because they weren't just solders or being trained like shoulder they were trained to be pilots and having a war in the air witch is far more dangiros and brave then being a solder on land ]]> 2017-09-19 12:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188851072 i think they were considered heros at the time because what they were doing was revolutionary. looking at it now doesn't make them anymore important then the soldiers in the trenches. all the soldiers in the war were heros in their own way. https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188851159 2017-09-19 12:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188851159 Were WW1 pilots heroes? https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188851561 I think WW1 pilots were heroes in a sense but not above any other soldiers on the battlefield. It makes sense to look up to people who were willing to be pilots back then because of the risks that came with it but that doesn't mean that you value the other soldiers any less. The soldiers that were forced to go over the top to "No Man's Land" had faced just as much danger as any pilot flying overhead. ]]> 2017-09-19 12:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188851561 Pilots as heroes in WW1 https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852010 Pilots were heroes for sure as they risked their lives to fight for their country but it's also not fair to consider them above other soldiers as they did the same thing but in a different field.]]> 2017-09-19 12:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852010 The skill of flying a plane, wasn't a natural skill. This skill was developed over extreme training, which probably back then was high tech. Each pilot is a hero for aiding in the war https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852046 ヽ(゜∇゜)ノ     (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧                  (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧     ( ᵔᴥᵔ)                        (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧                              (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧                        (づ￣ ³￣)づ                                           o(╥﹏╥)o]]> 2017-09-19 12:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852046 https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852406 These pilots were heroes because when they started using planes, they took the initiative to take a risk and learn how to fly them. ]]> 2017-09-19 12:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852406 N,N,R,A https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852446 We feel as though it depends on everyone's perspective. For example the Germans thought that Billy Bishop and the other pilots were monsters for killing their people but the Canadians thought that they were heroes that saved their country and gave them Victory.

]]> 2017-09-19 12:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852446 No, they were not heroes https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852561  The pilots were only considered heroes at the time because of the high risk of dying from the planes at the time and that this was a technological advancement. Today, pilots receive different training from the navy and army which makes them different but than others but not special.]]> 2017-09-19 12:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852561 https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852681 The pilots in ww1 were heroes because they were as courageous as the soldiers on the ground, but the ones on the ground fought in worse conditions. They would risk their lives every time they got into a plane because of the many malfunctions possible while flying.]]> 2017-09-19 12:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852681 The idea of heroes in ww1 seems kind of childish, as if they heroes are about to break in with grappling hooks and their underwear over their tights, it has a lot less to do with the actual meaning of heroes and more with the fantasy of these people controlling this great new technology https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852744 2017-09-19 12:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188852744 https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188853314 At the time, the ability of flying a plane was a highly respected skill, since planes were revolutionary. Thus, they were viewed as heroes. Now that planes have developed immensely, they are no better heroes than the men who fought in the trenches. Everyone involved in the war had risked their lives and played a part in the victory.]]> 2017-09-19 12:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188853314 Billy the Bishop fought in world war https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188854784 2017-09-19 12:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188854784 Critical info and Protection mrbroda https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188854961 Pilots would be considered heroes for their surveying missions which provided vital info to the allies to plan attacks. They would support ground troops and fend off enemy fire from opposing trenches. They would bomb air fields and resource bunkers on the enemy side. Without the allies winning the war in the air, is it possible that this would have given Germany control of the war?]]> 2017-09-19 12:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbroda/ww1pilots/wish/188854961