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
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 Homer Randall
The airplanes are organized in escadrilles, usually composed of ten machines each, for three distinct purposes.
From Italy at War and the Allies in the West by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell
But the methodical Germans, without delay, supplied their constructors with definite types of machines in order to make their escadrilles harmonious.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
To economize and coördinate strength, all the fighting escadrilles at Verdun were grouped under the sole command of Major de Rose.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
The eight escadrilles of fighting machines form a rather interesting colony.
From Flying for France With the American escadrille at Verdun by James R. (James Rogers) McConnell
Meanwhile the staff was preparing to reorganize the army escadrilles.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
