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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Remembering Kiffin Yates Rockwell of the Lafayette Escadrille
2016-09-23 13:29
In reality, Rockwell's life was much more interesting: in a generation that believed in causes, he had one, and fought and died for it.
Dangerous Jobs That People Think Are Safe and Easy
2016-08-31 12:54
But flying killed more pilots than the enemy did, and a ferry pilot was often bringing an airplane into a combat area - without guns. So the ferry pilot had most of the dangers of any combat pilot, wi...
How to Attract Weird and Colorful Pilots: Lafayette Escadrille
2016-07-11 13:36
These were the men whose wild living, exotic pets (lion cubs), hunting skills (more important in a fight than aerobatic skills), and willingness to sit in a wood-and-wire crate two or three miles up (...
