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Old 31st January 2013, 03:52 PM   #183
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Originally Posted by Bikewer View Post
Seeing Snoopy in full flight above reminded me... Over the course of the war we went from just barely being able to fly to developing remarkable aircraft with reliability, maneuverability, and firepower... All in just a few years.
Compare the first Wright "flyer" to a Gotha bomber.....
No debate, World War One really did force aviation to advance much faster ten it would have normally. If nothing else, look at the range of planes in 1914 and the range they had in 1918.
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