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  • 2014-2018 commemorates the centennial of the First World War. High above the trenches, our soldiers witnessed the advent of military aviation, which forever altered the shape of modern combat and made World War I unlike any other conflict in human history.

    World War I Centenary

    2014-2018 commemorates the centennial of the First World War. High above the trenches, our soldiers witnessed the advent of military aviation, which forever altered the shape of modern combat and made World War I unlike any other conflict in human history.
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  • by Maurer Maurer

    Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939

    by Maurer Maurer
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  • by Roger G. Miller

    Billy Mitchell: Stormy Petrel of the Air

    by Roger G. Miller
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  • The Air Service Newsletter began publication in 1918.

    U.S. Army Air Service News Letter 1925

    The Air Service Newsletter began publication in 1918.
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  • This Lafayette Escadrille pin belonged to Charles Heave "Carl" Dolan Jr., who in 1915 was the 31st volunteer of the Lafayette Escadrille (Escadrille N. 124), which was a group of 38 Americans who volunteered to join the French Flying Corps before the United States entered World War I. Dolan, along with the majority of the Lafayette Escadrille members, transferred into the United States Air Service as the 103rd Aero Squadron on Feb. 18, 1918. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Lafayette Escadrille Pin

    This Lafayette Escadrille pin belonged to Charles Heave "Carl" Dolan Jr., who in 1915 was the 31st volunteer of the Lafayette Escadrille (Escadrille N. 124), which was a group of 38 Americans who volunteered to join the French Flying Corps before the United States entered World War I. Dolan, along with the majority of the Lafayette Escadrille members, transferred into the United States Air Service as the 103rd Aero Squadron on Feb. 18, 1918. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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    WWI Aviation History Timeline

    This chronology of World War I Aviation Events is taken from theWorld War I Centennial Commission web site.

     

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