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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Why Lufbery's Gradual Introduction to Combat Worked
2018-03-14 23:40
The stories of great ace against great ace were few, partly because aces hunted like predators, chasing by preference those who were young, inexperienced, and lost.
Twelve Aviation Originals
2017-12-23 16:26
After all, Kitty Hawk was not the first flight, nor the first heavier-than-air flight, nor the first powered, controlled flight. But if you just say the Wright brothers flew the first thing we now cal...
December 1917 Air War - Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New
2017-12-16 16:18
As the winter deepens, air traffic slows down. There is much rain and snow. Even on dry days the heavy clouds drift so low that no takeoffs are ordered. We sit around in our rooms.
Thanksgiving for Aviation Improvements
2017-11-25 15:07
Brakes (so that you have control on the ground as in the air to keep from colliding with another airplane at the flight altitude of 0 feet)
Overview of WWI Aviation on the 99th Anniversary of Armistice Day
2017-11-10 14:39
Raoul Lufbery was famous by this point and thus was avoiding the public more than ever. His hobbies were picking wild mushrooms and playing with the squadron mascot lions Whiskey and Soda.
Exotic Animals and WWI Aviation
2017-10-27 14:19
Anyone who would go two miles up in a crate with wings would probably not be overly intimidated by playing with a lion. It might seem like pretty much the same activity.
