Escadrille

The film looks at American pilots who joined the French airforce before the US entered the war, a group of people called the Lafayette Escadrille.

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The film looks at American pilots who joined the French airforce before the US entered the war, a group of people called the Lafayette Escadrille.

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Fiske was from a top-tier Boston family and had been a member of the famed Lafayette Escadrille in the last war.

Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

Fiske was from a top-tier Boston family and had been a member of the famed Lafayette Escadrille in the last war.

Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

Escadrille with which they had so long been associated.

Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or, Silencing the Big Guns Charles Amory Beach

It was the duty of the Escadrille to shoot down these observers if possible, or at least, to prevent their passing over the heads of the Allied troops.

History of the University of Virginia, 1819-1919 1922

Escadrille was withdrawn to the banks of the Somme.

History of the University of Virginia, 1819-1919 1922

The Alsace sector, where the Escadrille were now patrolling, was infested with German planes engaged in reconnaissances, which very often brought them above the Allied lines.

History of the University of Virginia, 1819-1919 1922

From Luxeuil, the Escadrille was ordered to Verdun.

History of the University of Virginia, 1819-1919 1922

Some of the members of the Escadrille, — for instance,

History of the University of Virginia, 1819-1919 1922