Airborne Artillery | The Amazing World Of War Machines | Episode 9

Episode 9: 'Airborne Artillery'
From the earliest days of flight, pilots could see the potential of aircraft as a vehicle for ammunition. In 1910 the world's first bombing tests were carried out by the United States in a plane that barely looked as though it could carry a human being, let alone a bomb! It wasn't until the German Rumpler Taube rolled off the production line in 1911 that planes were first used in combat. Zeppelins were also popular, as the Germans realized their bomb-carrying capacity and ability to fly over long distances was greater than that of ordinary bombers.

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