escadrille

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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

“I don’t think Prince minded going,” fellow escadrille pilot James R. McConnell wrote.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2016

Life in the escadrille was glamorous and deadly.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2016

Despite the noise, the conversation was overheard by several escadrille members.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anti-aircraft guns were popping, and the French escadrille had already mounted to give battle.

From Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches by Randall, Homer