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Topics in Chronicling America - Lafayette Escadrille: American Aviators in World War I

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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.)

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