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   Apr 29, 2020 · THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE was a First World War flying squadron unlike any other. Although part of the French Aéronautique Militaire, it was composed almost entirely of volunteer pilots from the United States. It formed in April of 1916 – a full year before America’s entry into the war – and continued to operate over the next 22 months.

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   Aug 1, 2014 · The Lafayette Escadrille fought in many of the big campaigns during the war, performing reconnaissance missions, balloon-busting, and fighting for control of the skies. “It was the origin of what we today call air dominance,” Moseley said, and the mission was a crucial one for the Allied forces.

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   The La Fayette Escadrille (French: Escadrille de La Fayette) was the name of the French Air Force unit escadrille N 124 during the First World War (1914–1918). This escadrille of the Aéronautique Militaire was composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters.

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   Filmed in the skies above France and the United States, The Lafayette Escadrille tells the story of the American volunteers who flew and fought for France in World War 1, becoming the...

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   The 38 pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew for France beginning in 1916, before the United States entered World War I, created a culture that influences combat pilots today, Moseley...

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   The Lafayette Escadrille was an American volunteer fighter squadron flying for France before America joined World War One. The sacrifices made by the men of the Lafayette Escadrille strengthened the historic bond between the sister republics as they laid the foundation of American combat aviation and the U.S. Air Force.

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   What was the Lafayette Escadrille?

   • THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE was a First World War flying squadron unlike any other. Although part of the French Aéronautique Militaire, it was composed almost entirely of volunteer pilots from the United States. It formed in April of 1916 – a full year before America’s entry into the war – and continued to operate over the next 22 months.

   The Lafayette Escadrille – 12 Fascinating Facts About America's

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   How did the Lafayette Escadrille influence the Air Force?

   • The 38 pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew for France beginning in 1916, before the United States entered World War I, created a culture that influences combat pilots today, Moseley says. They helped shape the U.S. Army Air Service when it was formed in 1918. “All the way up to the Army Air Forces and the U.S. Air Force,” says Moseley.

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   Who wrote the story of the Lafayette Escadrille?

   • Flood, Charles Bracelen. First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes who Flew for France in World War I (Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2015). ISBN 978-0802123657 Hall, Bert. En L'air. New York: The New Library, Inc, 1918. ASIN B000M1DSJM Hall, Bert. One Man's War: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille.

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   Why did the French choose Lafayette Escadrille?

   • Instead, they suggested an alternative that was both symbolic and catchy, as well as politically correct. They chose Lafayette Escadrille to honour the young French nobleman, Marquis de La Fayette, who had travelled to America in 1777 to fight alongside the patriots in the War of Independence.

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   Oct 11, 2017 · The Lafayette Escadrille was a French Air Service fighter squadron formed of American volunteers and commanded by French officers. It served from 20 April 1916 to 18 February 1918.