Knights Without Parachutes — ernst udet

Better to Follow the Red Baron Than Lead Another Squadron

March 10, 2018 • ernst udet • red baron

Richthofen. The rain is seeping down from his cap, running into his face.

"Hello, Udet," says the captain, and he tips his cap. "Nice rotten weather today."

Leadership Lessons from the Red Baron

March 04, 2018 • ernst udet • red baron

"There are many good squadrons on the front, but there is only one Richthofen group."

December 1917 Air War - Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New

December 16, 2017 • eddie rickenbacker • ernst udet • eugene bullard • frederick libby • raoul lufbery • red baron • wwi

"As the winter deepens, air traffic slows down. There is much rain and snow. Even on dry days the heavy clouds drift so low that no takeoffs are ordered. We sit around in our rooms. I am quartered in the country house of a lace manufacturer."

Thanksgiving for Aviation Improvements

November 25, 2017 • dangers of wwi aviation • ernst udet • luckiest man alive • raoul lufbery

Things to be thankful for in aviation...

Better weather prediction (so you don't find yourself stuck above a sea of clouds with no way to know what's under them)

Radar (so maybe you can know what's under the clouds)

Overview of WWI Aviation on the 99th Anniversary of Armistice Day

November 10, 2017 • billy mitchell • charles nungesser • eddie rickenbacker • ernst udet • eugene bullard • frank luke • georges guynemer • mick mannock • raoul lufbery • red baron

November 11th, 1917 - the soon-to-be famous, the soon-to-be dead, and the soon-to-be adrift in a world not at war, one year from now.