Were US Factories the Victims of Aerial Bombing During World War I? (opens in new tab)
In the few short years between the Wright Brothers' first flight and World War I, airplanes really took off, so to speak. England, France, and Germany all used them in the war as bombers, which at first consisted of pilots throwing bombs by hand, but advanced quickly. The US did not enter the war until 1917, but for years beforehand had supplied the British with gunpowder and various explosive ordinance. These were produced by DuPont, who expanded their operations with new facilities across t...
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