The Aviation and Maritime Hobbyist

This video shows some early attempts at flight and of the steps taken that allowed for the development of controlled flight. Rapid advances in aeronautics and the onset of "The Great War" (WWI) led to the use of aeroplanes for the observation and bombing of targets. "Escort" or "Fighter" aircraft were created to provide protection for these slow and heavily laden craft. Soon a new "Hero" emerged and the mystique of the "Fighter Pilot" has remained to this day!