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Dr. Edmund Gros Kiffin Rockwell, Capt. Georges Thenault, Norman Prince, Lt. Alfred de Laage de Meux, Elliot Cowdin, Bert Hall, James McConnell and Victor Chapman (left to right) The mascots of the Lafayette Escadrille were the two lion cubs Whiskey and Soda Edmond Charles Clinton Genet was the first American to die after America entered the war against Germany.
The Armée de l'Air (literally, 'army of the air') is the name used for the French Air Force in its native language since it was made independent of the Army in 1933. This article deals exclusively with the history of the French air force from its earliest beginnings until its destruction after the occupation of France.
United States First Army Air Service Francheville Aerodrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France, used both by French units, and squadrons of the Air Service, United States Army . It was located 3.0 miles (4.8 km) north of Coulommiers , in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
In the air, however, the two services overlapped, which began to cause friction in assigning responsibilities, especially for sea powers like the U.K. and the U.S. The use of ship-based observation aircraft (though not true carriers) was already well advanced by the end of the war. This quickly became a force multiplier for the fleet. It ...
The Lafayette Flying Corps is a name given to the American volunteer pilots who flew in the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) during World War I. It includes the pilots who flew with the bona fide Lafayette Escadrille squadron.
The French Air and Space Force (French: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, pronounced [aʁme də lɛʁ e də lɛspas], lit. ' Army of Air and Space ') is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. [1] Formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, it
By the end of the war, the British Armed Forces had formed the world's first air force to be independent of either army or naval control, the Royal Air Force. [8] The United States Armed Forces air services were far behind; even in 1917, when the United States entered the war, they were to be almost totally dependent on the French and British ...
The Air Force has undergone many echelon (ranking) changes at the level of Escadre , Escadron/Squadrons and Escadrille. The traditions and accomplishments of many Escadre, Escadron and the Lafayette Escadrille and other units can be traced back to World War I .