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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Burying the Red Knight of the Air with Chivalry
2018-04-28 00:32
"The wreaths were heaped in mountains, and between them lay small bouquets and single flowers; for even those who could only spend a few pennies took it upon themselves to show their thankfulness and ...
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.
April 1918 - Rise of the Americans, Fall of the Red Baron
2018-04-14 00:12
100 years ago, the bullet that will kill the Red Baron has probably been cast, but...whose gun will it be loaded into?
More of the March 1918 Air War
2018-03-31 23:57
"And thus one of the world's most famous military insignia, the Hat-in-the-Ring, which became a part of my entire life from then on, was born."
Fun on the Front Lines, and Ernst Udet in the Middle of It
2018-03-24 23:52
He'd had enough respect for his captors who treated him well, to be bound by his word of honor. But a mere guard couldn't keep him prisoner.
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.
