Between which countries was the first ever dog-fight in the air?

skysmom65

Russian aviator Petr Nikolaevich Nesterov was a talented flier known for his acrobatics, having become the first aviator to perform a normal loop (subsequently called the Nesterov loop). As aerial combat developed, Nesterov started letting out weighted tables from his own airplane to smash into the canvas of his enemies. On August 26, 1914 Staff Captain Nesterov was attacked by three Austrian planes near the town of Sholkiv in Galicia. Nesterov gained immortality that day as the first Russian air hero when he rammed one of the enemy planes, destroying it in the first true dog fight, at the loss of his own life as well. Sep 05 06, 6:58 AM

zbeckabee

Of Interest: The first dog-fight is believed to have taken place on 28th August 1914, when Lieutenant Norman Spratt, flying a Sopwith Tabloid, forced down a German two-seater. This was an amazing achievement as his Sopwith was not armed. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWdogfights.htm Sep 05 06, 9:32 AM

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