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World War 1 Armistice Day Centenary

November 10, 2018 • 147th aero squadron • 94th aero squadron • alvin york • armistice • eddie rickenbacker • ernst udet • eugene bullard • frederick libby • influenza • jimmy doolittle • luckiest man alive • us enters war • wwi

"I glanced at my watch. One minute to 11:00, thirty seconds, fifteen. And then it was 11:00 A.M., the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. I was the only audience for the greatest show ever presented."

The Worst Way to Die: To Fall, or to Burn?

May 19, 2018 • 94th aero squadron • doug campbell • eddie rickenbacker • lafayette escadrille • luckiest man alive • raoul lufbery

It was not quite one month after the Red Baron's death and ceremonious burial by his enemies, that America's Ace of Aces was laid to rest among a "huge pyramid" of flowers, with "hundreds of officers from all branches of the service" in attendance.

More of the March 1918 Air War

March 31, 2018 • 94th aero squadron • eddie rickenbacker • james norman hall • luckiest man alive • wwi

There is so much going on in aviation history of 1918 that there isn't time to blog about each of the events; we'll have to wrap up March with a summary of things that happened this month that we haven't yet covered.

Perfect Christmas Present for WWI Aviation Buffs!

December 10, 2017 • dangers of wwi aviation • luckiest man alive • wwi

Captain Hedley's story about falling out of his airplane, The Luckiest Man Alive by Jack Stokes Ballard is published, and in time for Christmas, too!

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)