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Despite the fact that the Lafayette Escadrille and the Lafayette Flying Corps’ men were America’s first combat aviators, the USAF’s and American history have negligently ignored them.  As Charles Dolan put it, “The Lafayette Flying Corps, including the Lafayette Escadrille … Continuer la lecture →

The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial dedication ceremony on July 4, 1928, drew 10,000 spectators; an additional 10,000 visitors came the following month. 1 By July 1929, the Memorial was averaging over 3,600 a month. 2 As a matter of record, the … Continuer la lecture →

Every unit has its personalities, quirks, competition, politics, and issues; the Lafayette Escadrille would be no different.  The original band of thirty-eight volunteers came from all walks of life: they were college students, the scions of famous American families, jacks … Continuer la lecture →

Perhaps one of the greatest factors that affected the Lafayette Escadrille and its long-term reputation was its dealings with the USAS during World War I.  America and the USAS was woefully unprepared when it entered the Great War; its preparations … Continuer la lecture →

There is no precise way to measure the ultimate impact of the Lafayette Escadrille on the outcome of the Great World.  In terms of intangible benefits, the arrival of the American Lafayette pilots was a great contribution, not only in … Continuer la lecture →