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Show lUCREdlBLE The first military aircraft were developed in the United States. In 1907, the United States Army organized orga-nized an aeronautical division divi-sion in its Signal Corps. The Wright Brothers delivered de-livered a Wright Flyer to the Army in 1909. In 1914, France became the first nation to send airplanes into combat during the First World War when it used aircraft for scouting purposes. Military aircraft are used for the transportation of military equipment and personnel. per-sonnel. They also make personal per-sonal travel for Army Reservists Reser-vists easier. Army Reservists are entitled to hitch a space-available ride on these military birds anywhere within the continental United Unit-ed States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico they fly. Spouses and dependents are eligible for overseas space-available space-available flights with the sponsor. |