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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
The Red Baron's Head Wound
2017-07-14 14:42
"My thick Richthofen head once again proved itself"
Teaching History to the Young and Uninterested
2017-07-07 14:36
See this propeller? The pilot could turn the airplane straight up and have the airplane hanging from the propeller, and it would stay there and not fall down. Unless the engine quit.
Colorado Cowboy and WW1 Ace Frederick Libby Visits Ireland
2017-06-30 14:27
"I'm beginning to like the place. The country is beautiful. The rolling hills surrounding the village, with the sheep grazing about, is like a lovely picture."
The Battle of Georgia: A World at War with the Flu
2017-06-22 14:12
The Great War was far away and long forgotten in rural California, at least before the US got involved. That was the era when my grandfather, Jack, came of age.
Anne: The Next Generation - L. M. Montgomery Describes World War 1
2017-06-10 13:11
"It has always been one of humanity's favourite dreams - the dream of flying. Dream after dream comes true - or rather is made true by persevering effort. I should like to have a flight in an aeroplan...
Six Non-Combat Ways to Die in WW1 Aviation
2017-06-08 12:59
"It takes some time to fall three miles even at the top speed of a 220-hp engine. The dive kept the blaze away from him, but a backward glance informed Sumner that the fire was eating up the entire le...
