escadrille
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Life in the escadrille was glamorous and deadly.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2016
“I don’t think Prince minded going,” fellow escadrille pilot James R. McConnell wrote.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2016
After the United States entered the conflict, the escadrille was absorbed into the American air service, and today its members are considered the godfathers of the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2016
Despite the noise, the conversation was overheard by several escadrille members.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has no conception of the dramatic possibilities of a situation—something to be profoundly thankful for in the commander of an escadrille de chasse.
From High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall
Our escadrilles had done their duty as scouts before the attack.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
Major de Rose ordered enemy-chasing, and electrified and inspired his escadrilles.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
Moreover a round 33 escadrilles of all the various types were in reserve.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
As at the battle of the Somme, so at the battle of the Aisne our aërial escadrilles were in close touch with the general staff and the other arms of the service.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
Meanwhile they were preparing the Somme battle; the escadrilles familiarized themselves with their ground, and new machines were tried.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
