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Aviation Is Fine As A Sport. But As An Instrument Of War, It Is Worthless.
-Ferdinand Foch
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Aviation Is Fine As A Sport. But
Ferdinand Foch
Aviation Is Fine As A Sport. But As An Instrument Of War, It Is Worthless.
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