AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WARPLANE
Introduction 1 1 Kites and Balloons: The First Bird’s-Eye View 11 2 Growing Pains: Balloons and Aircraft Mature for War 44 3 World War I: The Aircraft Comes of Age 79 4 Back in Action: Manned Airborne Reconnaissance Returns to War 116 5 The Cold War: Airborne Reconnaissance as a Strategic Political Instrument 154 6 Hot Wars: Airborne Reconnaissance Shifts Focus 182 Epilogue 206 Notes 211