The American Approach to Aerial Reconnaissance and Observation During World War I

<p>The premise of this report is that observation was the motivation for the first employment of baloons and aircraft and that in World War I Allied assistance and equipment were absolutely crucial to the development and employment of the US Army Air Service. This work will look at two main areas. First the types of observation vehicles employed in World War I and secondly the tremendous role the European Allies played in providing equipment training instruction and combat experience to American aerial forces both at home and abroad.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>