The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.
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Important Dates:
- April 20, 1916. The Escadrille Americaine (n.124) is established in the French Service Aeronautique.
- May 13, 1916. The Escadrille Americaine conducts its first patrol.
- April-December, 1917. Deliberations are held to determine how American aviators in the Lafayette Escadrille will be transferred into the US military after the US enters the war on April 6, 1917.
- June, 1917. American aviator James Norman Hall publishes an account of his experiences in the Lafayette Escadrille entitled “High Adventure.”
- October, 1918. American aviator William Wellman publishes an account of his experiences entitled “Go Get ‘Em.”
Suggested Search Strategies:
- [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as
phrases using Search
Pages in Chronicling America.] Lafayette Escadrille, Lafayette Squadron, American aviator, Volunteer
- Limit the search by time period: the Lafayette Escadrille (N. 124) was officially active during 1916 and 1917; the names Lafayette Squadron and Lafayette Flying Corps were also used to refer to American flyers throughout the “Great War”; World War I began in August, 1914 and ended in November, 1918
- The names of specific aviators in the Escadrille can locate articles about those individuals (eg., Kiffin Rockwell, Norman Prince, William Thaw, William Wellman, Ronald Hoskier, James Norman Hall, etc.)
Sample Articles from Chronicling America: .
- "Americans Have Flying Squadron In French Army,"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX),
April 24, 1916, Home Edition, Image 1, col. 1.
- "Yankee Fliers Fool Enemy by Diving into Cloud Bank,"
New York Tribune (New York, NY),
July 25, 1916, Image 1, col. 6-7.
- "Norman Prince Dies Of Wounds,"
New York Tribune (New York, NY),
October 16, 1916, Image 1, col. 7.
- "Defends American Aviators in France,"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC),
November 4, 1916, Home Edition, Image 1, col. 2.
- "American Flag Flies At Front,"
The Hartford Herald (Hartford, CT),
April 13, 1917, Image 1, col. 4.
- "American Air Men cited For Bravery,"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC),
June 7, 1917, Image 1, col. 6.
- "Four More Americans Join Fliers In France,"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA),
June 23, 1917, Sports Extra, Page 5, Image 5, col. 5.
- "Lafayette Flyers Angry at U.S. For Treatment During the War,"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX),
July 28, 1917, Home Edition, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1-2.
- "American Hero of Air,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Hopkinsville, KY),
August 9, 1917, Page 5, Image 5, col. 4.
- "U.S. Aviators In Great Raids,"
The Hartford Herald (Hartford, CT),
August 22, 1917, Image 1, col. 1.
- "American Airman Home With Record Of 4 Boche Victims,"
New York Tribune (New York, NY),
May 3, 1918, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2-3.
- "Captain James Norman Hall,"
New York Tribune (New York, NY),
June 29, 1918, Page 6, Image 6, col. 7.
- "On the High Trail,"
New York Tribune (New York, NY),
October 19, 1918, Page 6, Image 6, col. 6.
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