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320 airpower in 20 Century doCtrines and employment - national experienCes
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Çanakkale, First Lieu-
tenant Fazıl conducted
reconnaissance flights
around the Islands of
Gökçeada (Imbros),
Tenedos and Lemnos.
Though the Ottoman
army already began to
use aircraft in Çana-
kkale in August 1914,
it took six months that
the first British aircraft
arrived the area.
Another two-man
Yeşilköy Flight School. seaplane titled “Mah-
mut Şevket Pasha from
the Yeşilköy Flight
School was also assigned to Çanakkale. It could not, however, serve for a long time,
since it overturned on October 26, 1914. Its pilot, First Lieutenant Savmi (Uçan) and
air observer survived. Bleriot aircraft named “Ertuğrul” was posted to Çanakkale in
January 1915. This aircraft was the first army aircraft assigned to the area and gener-
ally flown by First Lieutenant Mehmet Cemal (Durusoy). Ertuğrul had already con-