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The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators was founded in 1929, twenty-six years after the Wright
Brothers’ first flight in their heavier-than- air machine. From 1903, aviation blossomed with attempts to fly higher, further and faster. During the First World War (1914-18) aircraft became a military resource for the first time and used for reconnaissance and combat missions. Military involvement changed irrevocably the perception of aviation, altering the course of its development. Up until this time pilots had been mainly pioneers, adventurers and entrepreneurs.

 

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