In the early hours of September 1, while King Idris I was in Turkey receiving medical treatment, Gaddafi and the Free Officers Movement launched their coup that took control of key institutions in Tripoli and Benghazi, including military bases, government offices, and radio stations.
Although nobody was injured during Italy’s attack, the Ottoman Empire complained that aerial bombing contravened the Hague Convention.
Piazza made history’s first reconnaissance flight when he observed the Turkish lines from a Blériot XI aircraft.
On the 1st November 1911, the first aerial bombing using an aeroplane took place when Italian Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti dropped four grenades on Turkish troops in Libya.
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