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Historical Investigation on Ww2
How did advancements of aviation during WW2 led to modern civil travel?

Jesus Melgoza
March 31, 2011
Word count: 1,645

A: Plan of investigation
How did advancements of aviation during WW2 led to modern civil travel?

This investigation will look to see how the advancements of the modern airplane during WW2 helped to shape civil travel today. This investigation will be looking mainly at secondary sources like sources of the planes themselves and histories or company who specialize in the modern aircraft, primary sources will be used only to tell of the handling of the plane themselves. This investigation will look at only airplanes and no other major types of travel. The investigation will not look to major battles or causes of WW2. This investigation will also briefly discuss planes of WW1.
B: Summary of Evidence
The first combat fighter jet was used in World War 1. Theses jets began an evolution in the way modern warfare was fought. The airplane provided a new battle ground that would shape new heroes that would completely change the face of war forever. And in the near future the face of travel.
The first modern planes appeared on 1914, with very dramatic changes and improvements that gave way to some very magnificent planes. These planes were used in the First World War, coining that world war as the “war that started it all” (Great Achievements). Theses planes were the most advance that mankind had ever seen and along with new gun placed on the planes making them all the more deadly. Theses planes were the start and lead to the advancement of planes for WW2
Theses planes were most advance until the Second World War when a second and great push for more aviation technology was born. All of the world’s militaries began to invest high amounts of money into technology like the first bomber planes and stronger and faster fighter jets (Ace Pilots). Thanks to this military push for the rapid advancement of flying technology many companies such as



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