The Way of the Air a Description of Modern Aviation
The Way of the Air a Description of Modern Aviation
Edgar Charles Middleton
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It is . Five miles to the firing line. With my glasses I can already pick out several of our own field- artillery emplacements, and a moving up of rein- forcements from the rear I would surmise about two battalions of infantry. I time the observation on my report sheet; also I discover from my wrist compass my most prized and valued possession that we are going too much to the north-west and tell the pilot so by means of a written message. Course changed I What are Headquarters or- ders for the... flight? A reconnaissance over, I puzzle out as well as my now fevered brain will allow me, whether reconnaissance will be tactical or strategical, and again whether "line" or "area. " For the benefit of those who may perhaps read my diary I will here endeavor to explain the fine points which divide the two. The former recon- naissance necessitates flying and observing along a line between two given points on the map, these points having already been marked in before leav- ing the ground. Area reconnaissance, on the other hand, comprises observation of a whole area or district.
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