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A General Aviation is That portion of civil aviation, which encompasses all facets of aviation except air carriers. It includes any air taxis, commuter air carriers, and air travel clubs, which do not hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity. See air carrier.Flickr PhotosThese pictures about "General,Aviation" have been delivered by flickr on a random basis. We have no influence on it.
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Dismantling an aeroplane, during World War Iby National Library of ScotlandA few soldiers gather round an aeroplane. Three of them are looking at the cockpit, while three others perch near the tail. According to the original caption, these men are dismantling the plane. There are no wings attached which suggests they have either been removed or have suffered severe damage during combat. This photograph is bathed in a bright atmospheric light.
Still in their relative infancy at the outbreak of World War I, aeroplanes were used for both fighting and reconnaissance purpo . . . | 
Captured German aeroplaneby National Library of ScotlandA captured German aeroplane. It has been strapped onto a trailer. Sitting on the trailer alongside the aeroplane are five soldiers. Directly in front of the aeroplane is a canvas-topped truck. Both are parked on a muddy road, with a field directly behind.
It was important for official photographers to record the looting of German trenches, the capturing of German military vehicles and planes and other equipment, because it made for very good propaganda to print in the newspapers back home.
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