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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
In 1868 all Catholics in the Duchy of Gotha were assigned to the parish of Gotha.
At the desire of the Government of Gotha expressed through the medium of Prussia, the Catholics of the duchy were assigned to the Diocese of Paderborn by papal Decree of 13 Dec., 1853.
The publication of this Decree, however, was forbidden by the Government of Gotha, because the Bishop of Paderborn refused to recognize the validity of the "Regulativ" of 1811, and the sovereign prerogatives of the duke in ecclesiastical affairs.
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  Gotha G
The cockpit of a Gotha G.IV The Gotha G series of bombers were the main German twin-engine bombers of World War I.
Shortly after the Gothas were withdrawn from raids and reorganised for tactical bombing, leaving the raids to the Zeppelin-Staaken R.1 "Giant"s.
Gothas were again used in October in their last raid, 3 were lost to fighters and 3 to guns.
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 Gotha G   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Gotha G series was a family of heavy bombers used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War.
Gothaer chief engineer Hans Burkhard simplified and refined the design, which was originally known as the "Gotha-Ursinus-Heeresflugzeug," or "GUH," later known as the Gotha G.I or Gotha-Ursinus G.I. The first production aircraft was completed in late July 1915.
Hans Burkhard's ultimate solution was the “Gotha tunnel,” a trough connecting an aperture in the upper decking with a large opening extending across the bottom of the rear fuselage.
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 Gotha G   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Gotha G series of bombers were the main German twin-engine bombers of World War I.
The first unsuccesfull variant was G. I, of an unusual shape, with a fuselage upon the upper wing of the biplane, built in a small number.
The most numerous ones were Gotha G.IV and G.V. Though its bomb load by modern standards is negligible, their effect on British morale and war effort was enormous.
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 ch2-3
Gotha G.IV The name Gotha still evokes in the minds of some people the terrifying image of a group of large aircraft dropping bombs on the helpless citizens of a great metropolitan area.
The Gotha raids, conducted first in daylight and later at night, actually caused little physical damage, but the psychological impact was such that badly needed British squardrons were recalled from the front to protect Britain against the German invader.
The Gotha model G.IV depicted in figure 2.21 was a triple-bay biplane equipped with two pusher-type engines mounted between the upper and lower wings, one on either side of the fuselage.
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One of the drawbacks with the Gothas was that it had an exposed gunner when used in daytime raids and hence it was later moved to night raids to overcome strong British defenses.
Finally the Gotha model was given a semi matt coat of Humbrol varnish and areas in way of exhaust were given a slight burst of mix of varnish and drops of engine grey.
The Gotha IV was a significant addition to the WWI section of my models in view of the important part it played in part of history of strategic bombing.
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 Gotha (disambiguation) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gotha (disambiguation)
The castle museum has an important art collection, and there are extensive research library facilities and a folk museum.
The Almanach de Gotha was an annual survey of the European royalty, titled aristocracy, and diplomatic ranks published from 1763 to 1944.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Gotha G.II, GIII
In early 1915 the Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG bought the license to manufacture the Friedel-Ursinus "Kampfflugzeug" ("Battle plane").
But soon Gothaer Waggonfabrik found the support of the military command, which had strategic plans to attack the British Isles from the sky.
Gotha`s chief designer, Hans Burkhard, modified the G.I - now the fuselage was placed closer to the lower wing, and the center of gravity also changed.
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 AllRefer.com - Gotha, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Gotha was known in the late 12th cent.
In 1485 it passed to the Ernestine line of the house of Wettin and became (1640) the capital of the duchy of Saxe-Gotha (from 1826 to 1918, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha).
In 1875 an important congress of the German Social Democratic Party was held in Gotha.
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 Gotha G.IV Review by Robert Baumgartner (Roden 1/72)
A decision was made to continue the attacks using aircraft such as the Gotha G.IV and the later G.V. Experience with the G.III showed that there was a substantial area below and to the rear of the aircraft that the existing lower gun position did not cover.
Gotha produced 52 aircraft, Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (LVG) 100 and the Siemens-Schuckert Werke (SSW) made 80 aircraft.
I was surprised at this choice of aircraft due to the aircraft’s serial not being known.
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 Enemy Aircraft of WW1 that acted against Australians
The Gotha line of "heavy" bombers was a most important development for bomber aircraft.
Another feature of the Gotha G-IV was a 'tunnel' in the bottom of the tail, that made it possible for the tail gunner to cover the lower rear of the aircraft, making it a most difficult aircraft to successfully attack.
The first Allied pilot to down a Gotha did so from directly behind where the gunner was blinded by the tail.
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 Gotha Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gotha G, a German bomber used during the First World War
Gothaer Waggonfabrik, a manufacturer of rolling stock, and formerly also aircraft, notably the Gotha G bomber
Johannes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Hereditary Prince of Kohary
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 Aircraft
The Gotha G Vb was a heavy bomber used by the German army during the Great War.
The Gotha Go 145B was powered by a 240 hp Argus As 10C inverted-Vee piston engine which provided a top speed of 212 kmh and a range of 630 km.
The Gotha Go 242 was a high-wing twin-boom monoplane manned by a crew of two and had provision for carrying up to 21 fully equipped troops or the equivalent weight in cargo.
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 Gotha GIV, GV
Od poprzedniego Gotha GIII różnił się zastosowaniem sklejkowego pokrycia kadłuba i umieszczeniem lotek na obu płatach.
W ostatnich wersjach samolotów Gotha umożliwiono tylnemu strzelcowi prowadzenie ognia pod samolot, poprzez usunięcie części pokrycia z dna kadłuba.
Samoloty Gotha GII - GVb były trzymiejscowymi, dwusilnikowymi dwupłatami bombowymi konstrukcji mieszanej.
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 the Gotha German WWI Bomber
The Gotha Bomb Dropper was produced in the autumn of 1916 when the limitations of the Zeppelin as a raider had become painfully obvious.
The German High Command decreed that 30 Gotha bombers were to be ready for a daylight raid on London on February 1st, 1917, but the machines were not actually available until May, and the first daylight raid on London was carried out by a formation of 14 Gothas on June 13th, 1917.
The most novel feature of the Gotha, and one which made it difficult to attack, was the carefully designed tunnel through the fuselage for firing downward, covering the standard blind spot and enabling the tail and underside to be perfectly protected against attacking aeroplanes.
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Designed by Ursinus and Friedel; the G I was a biplane with two engines fitted on top of the lower wing, while the upper wing passed through the high-set fuselage.
Another feature of the Gotha G was a 'tunnel' in the bottom of the tail, that made it possible for the tail gunner to cover the lower rear of the aircraft.
The second G 38 carried 34 passengers, fromwich 6 were seated in the leading edges of the big, thick wing, and two in to nose.
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 Stadt Gotha
Gotha is one of the oldest towns in Germany.
Together with Wartburg Castle in Eisenach and Weimar, the “City of Classical Literature”, Gotha is the cultural and historical centre of Thuringia.
Gotha is at the same time a modern town, outstanding for its many cultural attractions.
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 gotha janice trouble van
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 Gotha G.IV
Gotha G.IV The Gotha G.I, Gotha G.II, Gotha G.III Bombers, were built in 1915-1916 by Gothaer Waggonfabric AG, they were principally a new type of fighting machine (bomber).
The Gotha G.IV differed from its predecessors in the size of its ailerons on both wings and the so-called 'Gotha tunnel' - a special cut-out in the aft bottom part of its fuselage which allowed its gunner to defend the aircraft in both the upper and lower hemispheres.
The last five Gotha G.IVs were written off in the autumn of 1918.
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Initially Gotha G.II had eight-wheeled main undercarriage which reduced the danger of nose-over, but finally G.II had usual four-wheeled undercarriage...
Gotha G.IV differed from its predecessors in available ailerons on both wings and in so-called Gotha tunnel - a special cut-out in the aft bottom part of its fuselage...
Main difference of Gotha G.V from its predecessor was engine's installation in the small streamlined nacelles between the wings, fuel tanks had been moved in to the fuselage...
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 Kaiser Bill's Air Force
Burkhard’s ultimate solution was the "Gotha tunnel," a trough connecting an aperture in the upper decking with a large opening extending across the bottom of the rear fuselage.
The Gotha V was to solve this problem with central fuselage fuel tanks, and also featured shock landing gear and a biplane tail for added directional stability.
The G IV could also carry 1 100lb of bombs in under wing cradles, as well as six further bombs in a bay between the pilot and rear gunner.
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 Go.VI
Go.VI Gotha Go.VI The first to apply his imagination in the asymmetric aircraft design direction, Hans Burkhard did so as a clever means of reducing drag.
One of the firm's early contracts during WWI was to mass-produce Germany's first twin-engine airplane, the Gotha G.I. In Burkhard's opinion the fuselage and two engine nacelles representated three drag-producing bodies.
Instead, Berkhard had to return to more conventional designs: G.II, III, IV and V. By late 1917, the Gotha bombers were becoming increasingly vulnerable to attack by British fighters, and the German military expressed an interest in a bomber of higher performance.
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 Gotha GIV   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Complaints of poor lateral control, particularly on landing, led to the addition of ailerons on the lower wings connected to those on the upper wing by a strut.
Built in numbers, and arriving at the Front in April, 1917, the G.IVs were to carry out several raids on London before defenses improved and the burgeoning weight of the aircraft equipment reduced attack altitude.
By September 1917, the brilliant Hauptmann Brandenburg, leader of the main bombing squadron, Kagohl 3, was forced to reduce the operations of the Gothas to night missions only.
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 WINGS PALETTE - Gotha G.II/G.III/G.IV/G.V - Germany (WWI)
This late LVG-built Gotha carried the two-colour sprayed camouflage scheme described in the text with white outlined serial, white weights table (port side under gunner's pit), white lift/trestle markings, white outlined Eiserne Kreuze in all positions and numerous LVG logo transfers about the airframe.
This Gotha G.V (670/16) flew on daylight bombing missions with Kagohl 3 in Belgium during the Spring of 1917.
Gothas based in German-occupied Belgium conducted daylight as well as night raids on targets In Britain - including 27 attacks on London - between May of 1917 and May of 1918.
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For defensive purposes the Gotha’s were armed with two 7.92mm machine guns.
An interesting feature of the G. IV was the ability of the rear gunner to fire not only rearwards and upwards, but could also fire downwards through a specially designed tunnel in the fuselage.
Although 94 defensive sorties were flown against the raiders, only a few British fighters made contact with the Gothas before they reached their targets.
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 Roden ROD-011 1/72 Gotha G.IV German WWI bomber on www.Aviapress.com. Model kits, Military Books and Magazines - the ...
Gotha G.I, Gotha G.ll, Gotha G.Ill Bombers, built in 1915-1916 by Gothaer Waggonfabric AG, were principally new fighting machines but nevertheless were not able to carry out "The Strategic Missions" (German Command used these word to designate air raids to England first of all).
Gotha G.IV differed from its predecessors in available ailerons on both wings and in so-called "Gotha tunnel" - a special cut-out in the aft bottom part of its fuselage, which allowed its air gunner to defend the aircraft both from upper and lower semispheres.
Air Force Inspection had immediately ordered 52 aircraft from Gotha Company and another 180 machines have to be built under a licence from Luft Verkehrs-Gesselschaft (LVG) and Siemens Schuckert Werke (SSW) at the end of 1916.
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 The Great London Air Raid Scare
The appearance of Gotha G.IV heavy bombers over England in 1917 marked the second phase of Germany's attempt to create panic in the country’s citizenry.
The finest of these was the three-seater Gotha biplane built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik.
On July 7, the daylight raid by 22 Gothas dropped 72 bombs, killing or wounding 594.
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 German Fokker WWI Plastic Airplanes
Operations were finally switched to the Western Front where the Gothas flew short tactical missions to back up German offensive thrusts.
"Since the Gotha G.I had been originally conceived as a civil floatplane, Ursinus was in a good position to propose a similar version to the German navy.
The Gotha WD-7 was the first twin engined seaplane ordered in quantity by the German Navy although only eight were completed.
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 Gotha G Series Bombers
The Gotha Ursinus GI first flew in 1915, the one pictured above is a GII.
Another feature of the Gotha GIV was a 'tunnel' in the bottom of the tail, that made it possible for the tail gunner to cover the lower rear of the aircraft, making it a most difficult aircraft to successfully attack.
The Gotha G IV carried a crew of three.
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 Rumpler G Types
While the G I was developed largely before the advent of fighter aircraft (the single forward machine gun was ostensibly offensive armament), the G II was introduced in mid-1916, by which time a rearward firing weapon was necessary to fend off the growing threat of armed single-seat, single-engined "scouts" [fighters].
In other respects, the G II was essentially similar to the G I. The final development of the Rumpler twin was the G III (6G 2).
While the competing AEG and Gotha G types were still in the developmental stages, Rumpler G-Is were quietly serving in small numbers in the first German bomber squadrons.
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