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horizontal. France manufactured "Caquot dirigibles" for all the allied forces, including the
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as first lieutenant. He noticed the poor wind behavior of these sausage shaped captive balloons, which were ineffective except in calm conditions.
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unit of the French army. At the beginning of First World War, he was mobilised with the 40e
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