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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Ivy League Officers: Cost or Benefit to USAF? - 2016 Perspective
2016-08-19 12:39
Three out of four times Ivy Leaguers have a very, very tough time in the military. They have a lot of trouble suspending disbelief and simply learning the ropes of followership.
Before the Red Baron: Leffers, of the Original German Aces
2016-08-10 16:25
Leffers received the "Blue Max" medal, the 11th recipient for Germany. He was killed flying a French plane he had captured.
Ivy League Officers: Cost or Benefit to USAF? - 1917 Perspective
2016-08-08 16:18
"They feel that the training of officers for the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps of the United States Army is one of the most important fields of endeavor which the University could enter at the ...
7 Worthy Opponent Qualities: Why the Red Baron Fascinates
2016-08-03 16:10
My opponent waved to me quite cheerfully as we were at a thousand meters altitude as if to say: ‘Well, well, how do you do?’"
The Red Baron Flunked His Test Flight and 9 Other Facts
2016-07-25 16:01
An uncle of the Red Baron was an early developer in Denver and built Richthofen Castle there.
Can Dropouts Fit in with Ivy League Pilots?
2016-07-21 15:56
It would have been easy for Kindley to feel defensive about his educational background, and it would have been easy for the Ivy Leaguers to assume he wouldn't be able to uphold the same standards they...
