Published April 08, 2015
Bill Thaw (front center) and Bert Hall (rear right) were members of the French Foreign Legion, 1914, prior to transferring to the French Aviation Service. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Dr. Edmund Gros, an American citizen living in France, was instrumental in persuading the French Government to form the Escadrille Americaine. (U.S. Air Force photo)
The mascots of the Escadrille Americaine were two lion cubs named Whiskey and Soda. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Raoul Lufbery. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Kiffin Rockwell. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Victor Chapman is pictured after being wounded in the head on June 17, 1916, six days prior to his final flight. (U.S. Air Force photo)
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is located at:
1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
(near Dayton, Ohio)