We are fascinated to watch a video about what dogfights are. When we first heard the word 'dogfight' we never thought it meant planes having a battle in the sky!
Here is one of the rules for a successful dogfight - secure the upper hand before attacking. We learnt that this means we should make sure our plane is in the better position before shooting them. It is also best to shoot an enemy plane from behind, in close range. This is so we don't waste ammunition.
Watching pilots load bombs onto the racks underneath a plane was interesting! Some bombs were also placed inside the cockpit of the plane. The bombs looked funny because they had little wings on one end. Some bombs looked heavy with several people lifting them into position. Others seemed to be much lighter.
We started to make a model World War 1 plane. We folded the parts together and glued the wings in place. Next week we will finish our project and fly our little planes!
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