battle-plane

The man who had piloted a battle-plane over swaying armies in France could smile reminiscently at being called

Burned Bridges Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926

Somewhere between the day he first looked on Sophie Carr at Lone Moose and the day he fell five thousand feet to earth in a flaming battle-plane, keeping his life by one of war's miracles, Wes Thompson lived and loved and suffered perhaps

Burned Bridges Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926

Small fast monoplane, 1912 was never further developed. 1913 appeared the familiar biplanes with 80 h.p. Gnomes, and 5-seater with 100 h.p. Anzani for French "Circuit of Anjou." 1914 produced the "scout" biplane which won at Vienna. 1915 appeared the twin-engined type, the first successful "battle-plane."

The Aeroplane Speaks 1917

All at once the German waved an arm and sagged over sideways, his great battle-plane wavering uncertainly, and, as it began to fall, Z. avoided the intended collision by inches.

Great Britain at War Jeffery Farnol 1915

Major Brabazon Rees, V.C., engaged a big German battle-plane in

A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914

Now, there is only one machine that makes a noise like a buzz-saw going about its lawful business, and that is a British battle-plane, and that this was such a machine, Tam knew.

Tam o' the Scoots Edgar Wallace 1903

Always the far thunder beyond Nivelle in ruins; sometimes a battle-plane high in the blue; a convoy of your beloved mules arriving from the coast; nothing more exciting.

Barbarians 1899

"This," he explained, "is an old battle-plane, quite a veteran too -- jolly old bus in its way, but too slow; it's a 'pusher', you see, and 'tractors' are all the go.

Great Britain at War Jeffery Farnol 1915