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The Lafayette Escadrille: The American Volunteers Who Flew For France in World War One

Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 101 | 56m 37s

Discover Americans’ engagement with France during the “Belle Epoque” and the activities of several future members of the Lafayette Escadrille in Paris in the summer of 1914. Follow the squadron on its first flights through the early development of aeroplanes and techniques of aerial combat, both of which were still in a fairly embryonic stage.

Aired: 04/05/22
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Watch • 53:54
The Lafayette Escadrille: The American Volunteers Who Flew For France in World War One
Episode 2
The squadron tries to become an effective fighting force moving from base to base.
Episode: S1 E102 | 53:54
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Watch • 53:54
The Lafayette Escadrille: The American Volunteers Who Flew For France in World War One
Episode 2
The squadron tries to become an effective fighting force moving from base to base.
Episode: S1 E102 | 53:54