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Ok, I've heard of the earliest instance of aircraft carrier being the HMS Pallas in 1806 carrying kites. But exactly how early could've the Royal Navy or even the U.S. Navy developed a ship to carry gliders, balloons, or kites for use in warfare? Could balloons or gliders have been used for propaganda or reconnaissance, or maybe even bombing in the Revolutionary War, or maybe the War of 1812?
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