I flew with the Lafayette Escadrille.

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The author, who was himself a fighter ace with the famous Escadrille Lafayette (a group of American pilots who flew with the French before the U.S. entered the First World War), provides the reader with a history of the squadron through detailing the experiences of several of the men he flew with in combat over the Western Front/5.

I Flew With the Lafayette Escadrille Hardcover – January 1, by Edwin C. Parsons (Author)/5(14). “Profiles a handful of the courageous and colorful men who flew in [the Lafayette Escadrille] and were among America’s first combat pilots.”—American History “Charles Bracelen Flood’s book on the most legendary outfit of World War I is utterly absorbing, full of great anecdotes and harrowing dogfights/5(49).

I Flew With the Lafayette Escadrille Kindle Edition by Rear Admiral Edwin C. Parsons (Author), Lt.-Col. Kimbrough S. Brown (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition. out of 5 stars 14 ratings. See all 6 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions.

Price /5(13). The NOOK Book (eBook) of the I Flew With the Lafayette Escadrille by Rear Admiral Edwin C. Parsons at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on Pages: Early ina year before the United States entered World War I, a handful of valiant Americans banded together as the Lafayette Escadrille to forge their mark in history in the skies over France.

Be it for fame, adventure or patriotism, they stepped forward to meet the common enemy long before their own nation realized the true extent of the threat to world their days with.

This is a book about the men or at some of the men that flew with the Lafayette Escadrille. Some of the stories are men who went and joined the French foreign legion others moved to France, and still some were rich and payed the way to fly and to fight years before the U.S.

entered the First World War/5. The Lafayette Escadrille was the only unit in French service made up solely of American pilots.

Americans comprised the Flying Corps. Other Americans earned their wings with the French and were then transferred directly into the American Air Service. I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, first published in as The Great Adventure and updated and re-issued under the new title inis the classic account of young aviators fighting for France in World War I.

The book details the pilot's personalities and backgrounds, their training and aircraft, and their harrowing (and too often fatal), combat exploits against the : CreateSpace Publishing.

I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, avg rating — 19 ratings — published — 4 editions Want to Read saving /5. I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, first published in as The Great Adventure and updated and re-issued under the new title inis the classic account of young aviators fighting for France in World War I.

The Americans of the Lafayette Escadrille flew in France in French planes and wore French uniforms, but their exploits marked the first time American pilots flew together as a unit in aerial.

First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew For France in World War I by Charles Bracelen Flood and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at In First to Fly, lauded historian Charles Bracelen Flood tells the story of the men who were at the forefront of that revolution: the daredevil Americans of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew in French planes, wore French uniforms, and showed the world an American brand of.

I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille. Indianapolis: E. Seale & Company, (), Reissue. octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. (xvi), pp. Seale & Company, Item # Originally published under the title "The Great Adventure." An historically accurate and factual adventure written by Parsons who flew for France during WWI as a member of the Layfayette Escadrille, before the U.S.

entered the war. I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, first published in as The Great Adventure and re-issued under the new title inis the classic account of young aviators fighting for France in World War I. Author Edwin Parsons would continue to serve his country, retiring as a Rear Admiral in the U.S.

Navy. Included are 64 pages of illustrations. James Rogers McConnell (14 March – 19 March ) flew as an aviator during World War I in the Lafayette Escadrille and authored Flying for was the first of sixty-four University of Virginia students to die in battle during that s/wars: World War I. Description I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, first published in as The Great Adventure and updated and re-issued under the new title inis the classic account of young aviators fighting for France in World War I.

The book details the pilot's personalities and backgrounds, their training and aircraft, and their harrowing (and too often fatal), combat exploits against the Rating: % positive. Additional Physical Format: Online version: Parsons, Edwin C.

I flew with the Lafayette Escadrille. Indianapolis, Ind., E.C. Seale [] (OCoLC) --Tampa Bay Times "Flood's final book is a page-turner, written in spare, vivid style like that of his literary hero, Ernest Hemingway."--Lexington Kentucky Herald-Leader "Profiles a handful of the courageous and colorful men who flew in [the Lafayette Escadrille] and were among America's first combat pilots."/5(37).

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Bert Hall flew with a Nieuport squadron. William Thaw was assigned to a Caudron squadron, Escadrille C commanded by Capitaine Georges Thenault, whom eventually became commander of the Lafayette Escadrille.Read "I Flew With the Lafayette Escadrille" by Rear Admiral Edwin C.

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