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Thaddeus Lowe; America's One-Man Air Corps
Thaddeus Lowe America's OneMan Air Corps Author:Mary Hoehling Flamboyant showman, starry-eyed dreamer, dedicated scientist, Thaddeus Lowe with his billowing balloon can justly be called the Founding Father of the US Air Force, because of the balloon equipment and aerial reconnaissance techniques he developed during the Civil War. — For two years Thaddeus Lowe's balloons directed artillery, reported troop mo... more »vements, revolutionized the science of gunnery through aerial reports. He trained other balloonists, too, showing them how to penetrate camouflage, estimate enemy strength by the dust of moving columns.« less