At first, I think the armies of Europe didn't really know what to do with the airplane, but it very quickly found a very important role and aircraft production training of pilots that all skyrocketed very quickly.

一開始，我想歐洲的軍隊並不知道飛機該怎麼用，但它很快就找到了一個非常重要的作用，飛機生產培訓的飛行員，都很快就飛速發展起來。

It was a brand new way of fighting.

這是一種全新的戰鬥方式。

Having war machines that operated within the air added a third dimension to the battlefield, and they were just learning how to do it.

有了在空中操作的戰爭機器，為戰場增加了第三種可能，而他們也只是在學習如何做到這一點。

And pilots were throwing bombs out of the cockpit and they were carrying pistols and rifles in the cockpit.

飛行員從駕駛艙裡扔出炸彈，他們在駕駛艙裡帶著手槍和步槍。

Or they would have an observer and a secondary cockpit who had a pistol or a rifle, and they would be trading rounds with other airplanes.

或者他們會有一個觀察員和一個副駕駛艙，他有一把手槍或步槍，他們會和其他飛機交換子彈。

I think on the one hand they were terrified because they were young.

我想一方面是因為他們還年輕，所以很害怕。

They were fresh when they came to the front lines with a unit.

他們帶著部隊來到一線時，都是新鮮的。

They maybe had a maximum of 20 hours of flying time.

他們也許最多有20小時的飛行時間。

They just weren't that experienced.

他們只是沒有那麼豐富的經驗。

I have a lot of respect for the young men who flew.

我對那些飛來的年輕人充滿了敬意。

He's really primitive, elemental airplanes back in the day, often with only a few weeks of training.

他真的很原始，當年的元素飛機，往往只訓練了幾個星期。

So I can imagine being a 17 year old kid jumping in one of these airplanes and then being thrown into combat versus another guy who's probably another 17 year old kids scared out of his mind.

所以我可以想象，作為一個17歲的孩子，跳上這些飛機，然後被投入到戰鬥中，與另一個可能是另一個17歲的孩子嚇破膽的傢伙。

He's trying to kill him.

他想殺了他