l planes, and while quite short, and
not a true plane, gave the ship the name
of tri-plane. Were quite fast, good
climbers, and manoeuvred easily.

Upstairs Generally applied to high altitude
flights. Sometimes applied to any
flight, regardless of altitude.

Very light pistol A type of pistol used to fire a shell
somewhat larger than a 12 gauge shotgun
shell, and which contained luminous star
signals, such as red stars, green stars,
white stars, etc. The meaning of the
signal depended upon the color and
number of these floating stars.

Wash-out To destroy, or badly damage a plane.
Variously applied. Sometimes applied to
planes obsoleted by the air service.

White roses Allied anti-aircraft artillery used
high-explosive, which showed white on
bursting. Germans used black powder,
which showed black.

Wind sock A conical strip of cloth on a staff atop
the hangars to give pilots wind
direction.

Wipers Nickname soldiers gave to Belgian town
of Ypres.

Yaw off To slip off desired direction due to
lack of speed or wind resistance.

Zoom To pull the nose up sharply and climb at
an angle too great to be long sustained.

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