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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Who Shot the Red Baron?
2018-04-21 00:20
So if Richthofen had been injured that badly in the air, the tri-plane would have been crashing out of control. The evidence instead suggests a forced landing, but a landing.
Great Aces Grounded for Ear Pain - Udet and Rickenbacker
2018-04-14 00:04
"My new Spad had an altitude of 22,000 feet; try that sometime with an earache."
Better to Follow the Red Baron than Lead Another Squadron
2018-03-10 18:56
"Richthofen. The rain is seeping down from his cap, running into his face. 'Hello, Udet,' says the captain, and he tips his cap."
Leadership Lessons from the Red Baron
2018-03-04 18:48
Richthofen "did not rebuke them; rather, he said not a word about it." According to the pilots, that was worse than the most severe reprimand.
More on Stephen Thompson's First Air Victory
2018-02-26 17:00
If he got enthralled with the scenery and forgot to keep breathing he started to feel the effects of oxygen deprivation.
Stephen Thompson Scores One for the US
2018-02-03 16:45
The first all-American victory by the first all-American pilot! Well...no; he was in a French plane, which he was invited up in while visiting a French squadron, and he wasn't flying it; he was the ob...
