Battle of Gully Ravine - Ottoman forces under command of officer Faik Pasa and Albay Refet launched counterattacks to prevent British forces from encircling their right flank on the Gallipoli peninsula [REF].
German fighter pilot Kurt Wintgens became the first person to shoot down another plane in using a machine gun equipped with synchronization gear, which allowed him to shoot through a turning propeller without hitting its blade.