HIST 2402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Billy Bishop
4 Feb 2017
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Concerns of a national museum: not canadian enough/enemy characters, billy bishop and our regular visitors, the red baron and a. roy brown, eschewing the knights of the sky , cartoon trivialization , allies as bombers. The history of the first air war (1914-1918) comes to life through the stories of thirteen people from around the world who were involved as pilots, observers, and more. Idea > text, photos, and main messaging. In 1914 military flight training was informal and improvised. By 1917, complex standardized programs had been developed to train pilots and observers. Aerial observation was the first and most important role of the air forces during the first world war. Characters: gunther pluschow, james moses, maurice arondel. The fundamental tactics and strategy or bombing were developed during the first world war. Characters: heinrich mathy, ada may smith, henry james wiser. Aerial combat was not romantic, for most it was dangerous, stressful, and often deadly.
