Early use of airplanes in the military...
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, December 19, 1908
- Early bi-plane airplane
- Military reconnaissance
The entire front page is a nice illustration captioned: "The Aeroplane Military Scout" being a nice print showing an early biplane in a military reconnaissance role. An inside page has a related article. A very nice display issue. Complete issue, very nice condition.
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