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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.
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."
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.
Volunteers Replicating 1917 Airplanes in 2017
2017-12-15 15:43
In many cases volunteers are some of the greatest experts in the field, retirees doing for free what they've already spent decades being paid for.
Perfect Christmas Present for WWI Aviation Buffs!
2017-12-10 15:18
That would be Captain Hedley, the WWI ace who fell out of his airplane and survived.
