The First Gotha Bomber: History of the Gotha-Ursinus G.I

The Gotha-Ursinus G.I was a bomber with a rather unconventional design. Designed in 1914 it had been made to fill a roll many today would call a "gun ship", it's purpose being to bring local firepower supremacy via ground attack using its two gunner positions. The idea would ultimately fail, but it spawned the infamous "Gotha" line of German heavy bombers, culminating in the Gotha G.IV and G.V which took part in the first London blitz in 1917.

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Sources:
1 - J. Herris, Gotha Aircraft of WW1
2 - P. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 85: Gotha G.I, P.7
3 - P. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 85: Gotha G.I, P.9
4 - P. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 85: Gotha G.I, P.11
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5 - J. Herris, Gotha Aircraft of WW1
6 - M.Richthofen, The Red Fighter Pilot (2nd English Translation) P.27,P.28,P.29
7 - P. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 85: Gotha G.I, P.24
8 - G.P.Neumann, The German Airforce in the First World War (English Translation) P.43

Other Sources:
P. Grey & O.Thetford, "German Aircraft of the First World War"
Lumberton & Cheesman, "Reconnaissance and Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 war"
C. Chant, "The World's Great Bombers: From 1914 to the Present Day."
P. Grosz, "The Gotha GI - GV."

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - New German Military Aircraft Designations
2:09 - Oskar Ursinus has an idea
3:07 - The prototype B.1092/14 is completed
4:33 - Dr. Heller's inspection and performance report
6:07 - Ursinus courts Fokker and Gotha
6:32 - Production begins
7:27 - The first production Gotha-Ursinus G.I
8:32 - The next two production runs
9:32 - Accidents
10:08 Manfred von Richthofen's combat expierence
10:34 - Bombing improvements
10:49 - The Gotha-UWD
12:11 - Conclusion, finishing notes, and outro