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Pioneers

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At the dawn of the First World War, aviation was still in its infancy. Growing tensions in Europe prompted governments to invest in the improvement of airplanes and their adaptation for military use. The world's major powers embarked on an arms race and technological innovation spree. Airplanes, these flying contraptions made of wood and string, resembling large kites, transformed into weapons of war. Their pilots become heroes!

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