of-the-air

Updated: June 3, 2025

The modern battle depends first and foremost upon the fierce effectiveness of big-gun assault, but to ensure this reliable direction is imperative. No force has proved so invaluable for this purpose as the man of-the-air, and consequently this is the province in which he has been exceptionally and successfully active.

Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot - Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War