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Author Miller, Roger G. (Roger Gene)

Title Like a thunderbolt : the Lafayette Escadrille and the advent of American pursuit in World War I / Roger G. Miller.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Air Force History and Museums Program, 2007.

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Location Pub Note Copy No. Status
 Freeport PL Adult Non-Fiction - FPLY-13  940.44 MIL    AVAILABLE
Description [vi], 68 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note "Air Force sixtieth anniversary commemorative edition"--Front cover.
Shipping list no.: 2007-0372-P.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60).
Contents Introduction -- The air war -- Origin of the Lafayette Escadrille -- N 124 goes to war -- Lafayette pilots transfer to the U.S. Air Service -- The 1st Pursuit Group -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendixes: I. American pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille ; II. Aces of the Lafayette Escadrille ; III. Air fields of the Lafayette Escadrille and 103rd Aero Squadron ; IV. Lafayette Escadrille Memorial ; V. Lafayette Flying Corps personnel interred in the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial ; VI. The French Lafayette Escadrilles.
Subject United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 103rd.
France. Armée. Escadrille Lafayette -- History.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, French.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- France.
Added Author Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.)
Added Title Lafayette Escadrille and the advent of American pursuit in World War I
Sudoc No. D 301.82/7:L 13

 
    
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