Machine Gun, 11 mm, Colt-Vickers Model 1918 Aircraft w/Extended Loading Handle

Mechanical synchronizer systems allowed guns to fire past propeller arcs without damaging them. The British Vickers and German LMG 08/15 “Spandau” machine guns were the easiest to match with these systems. These Maxim-style machine guns helped pursuit planes develop into effective fighters in the second half of the war.