“Billy” Mitchell and the Rise of Naval Airpower
Brig. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell and First Provisional Brigade sank several obsolete World War 1 warships off the Virginia coast, July 1921. The former German battleship Ostfriesland was one of the warships included, and proved Mitchell’s point that that warships were vulnerable to air attack. (Courtesy photo)
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