Here's somthing I don't think has been done before. I'm reading Air Power by John Batchelor and he describes a story I've heard before on how Garros being shot down in 1915 led to Fokkers interupter gear.
Roland Garros developed Garros wedges which deflected bullets from a forward facing machine gun in 1914. In April 1915 he was shot down and his plane was captured by the Germans. The Germans took the Garros wegdes to Anthony Fokker and asked him to make a German equivalent, rather then this Fokker developed the far supperior interupter gear system and starting the "Fokker Scouge" of 1915-16.
What would have happened if Roland Garros is not shot down in April 1915? Does this impact the developement of interupter gear and air warfare?
Roland Garros developed Garros wedges which deflected bullets from a forward facing machine gun in 1914. In April 1915 he was shot down and his plane was captured by the Germans. The Germans took the Garros wegdes to Anthony Fokker and asked him to make a German equivalent, rather then this Fokker developed the far supperior interupter gear system and starting the "Fokker Scouge" of 1915-16.
What would have happened if Roland Garros is not shot down in April 1915? Does this impact the developement of interupter gear and air warfare?