Welcome to the 1914-1918 Connections website in which you will find 3 distinct "sub-sites" devoted to aspects of the First World War namely German aviation and British Royal Garrison Siege Artillery. The connection is the fact that I am a member of a team restoring both an LVG CVI and an Halberstadt CV in the Brussels Air Museum. I also have my great uncle's diary which he kept from 1916 to 1918 whilst serving with 216 Siege battery RGA in northern France.

My sources of information and material are therefore unique and to a large extent first-hand, the purpose of this website being to inform others and to contribute to my own understanding of what took place in the "War to end all wars".

As well as detailed photographs of the restoration of both aircraft, there is some discussion and analysis which can be added to by anyone wishing to contribute. All photographs and text are copyright except where the original owner has given me specific permission to publish.

*Most of the pages on this website are under construction in terms of their content . This is a relaunch of my earlier website and is intended to be simpler to navigate as well as visually more effective. All the old content will eventually appear on this site and will grow as I receive new material. Your comments/ criticisms would be welcome feedback

LVG CVI (4981)

The Brussels LVG CVI is one of three known to exist in any kind of complete state. The other two being the Shuttleworth example which was restored (with some modifications with regards to an airworthiness certificate) to a flying state and the carcass of the other being used as a template to build another flying example at Le Bourget in Paris.

The Shuttleworth example is no longer flying and is now on static display at the Royal Airforce Museum Cosford.

Halberstadt CV