Turkish soldiers) during the Italian-Turkish War on 1 November 1911.
After years of
development,Igo Etrich (1879-1967)completed in 1909 the EtrichI. It wascreated byconverting ahull-less gliderandflewon 1November
1909over the entirelengthof the airfieldin Wiener-Neustadt;
Etrich was the first Austrian to fly. In
the winter1909/1910, Etrich used the gained experience to redesign his aircraft and built theEtrich A-II Taube,
an airplanewith a fuselage,
which made its first flighton 10April 1910. This is an aircraft with wings shaped more
like a bird (taking inspiration from nature) than a conventional airplane, thus
the name of Taube in German or Dove. The aircraft wasbuiltlater by theRumpler-Werke in Germanyunderthe nameRumplerTaube. The Taube is remembered
for its military accomplishments, as it was the first aircraft to drop a bomb (on
Turkish soldiers) during the Italian-Turkish War on 1 November 1911.