Remembrance Day: Aviation's Role In The World Wars

The outbreak of World War One occurred just 11 years after the Wright Brothers' first successful flight in North Carolina. By the outbreak of hostilities, aircraft technology had developed rapidly, and the belligerents were using aviation as part of their military strategy. Before this, aerial warfare consisted of reconnaissance using hot air balloons. World War Two then took the technology and tactics and updated them for a new era of warfare.



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