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
Rockwell made the esprit of the escadrille, and the Captain voiced the sentiments of us all when, in announcing his death, he said: "The best and bravest of us all is no more."
From Flying for France With the American escadrille at Verdun by James R. (James Rogers) McConnell
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
These are handled by escadrilles equipped with bigger machines.
From Flying for France With the American escadrille at Verdun by James R. (James Rogers) McConnell
Our escadrilles had done their duty as scouts before the attack.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
Trips are made in squadron formation and sham battles are effected with other escadrilles, as the smallest unit of an aërial fleet is called.
From Flying for France With the American escadrille at Verdun by James R. (James Rogers) McConnell
Since then methods have changed, and the future belongs to fighting escadrilles or groups of machines.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
