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	Podcast:		The History Network
	Episode:		1901 The War in the Air on the Western Front - 1914-1918
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:34:16
	Publish Date:		2015-06-13 17:54:23
	Description:		In August 1914 the airplane was seen as an interesting toy by the High commands of all the powers. The British Royal Flying Corps took five squadrons to France, consisting of some 60 planes of different varieties. The pilots being generally rich sportsmen, who had learned to fly in their own aircraft before the war. The planes were fragile, slow and very expensive an airplane cost over £1,000, at a time when the average weekly wage was £2 for a labourer – so close to 10 years’ pay! Dur: 35mins File: .mp3
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