A Farman III biplane performs scouting duties during a French artillery exercise near Châlons-sur-Marne (present-day Châlons-sur-Champagne) in 1910. A year later Italy would use warplanes in earnest in Libya. (Branger/Roger VIollet, FPG, Print COllector, Corbis (Getty Images))
Branger/Roger VIollet, FPG, Print COllector, Corbis (Getty Images)