PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 2 years agoFort Douaumont, before and after the Battle of Verdun, WW1, 1915-1916media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1210
arrow-up1210imageFort Douaumont, before and after the Battle of Verdun, WW1, 1915-1916media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareBaroqueInMindlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-22 years agoI didn’t realize USA had such good surveillance satellites up in the 1900s
minus-squarepageflight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 years agoActually a lot of Google “satellite” imagery is from planes, as I assume this is.
minus-squarepythonoob@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoOr a balloon, which they used in ww1 for observation
minus-squarepageflight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoSome fascinating history, thanks for the note!
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThey called them ‘birds’ back then
I didn’t realize USA had such good surveillance satellites up in the 1900s
Actually a lot of Google “satellite” imagery is from planes, as I assume this is.
Or a balloon, which they used in ww1 for observation
Some fascinating history, thanks for the note!
They called them ‘birds’ back then