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Lafayette Escadrille. American service. Death. Awards. Legacy. Pop culture references. See also. References. Bibliography. External links. Raoul Lufbery. Gervais Raoul Victor Lufbery (March 14, 1885 – May 19, 1918) [1] was a French and American fighter pilot and flying ace in World War I.
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- 1907–1909; 1914–1918
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Apr 20, 2016 · Members of the Escadrille Lafayette, along with their mascots, lions named Whiskey and Soda (from MS-502 Raoul Lufbery Collection) One of the more well-known members of this Escadrille was Raoul Lufbery, a French-born American citizen and World War I flying ace.
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Maj. Raoul Lufbery, a member of the Lafayette Escadrille, transferred to the U.S. Air Service following the country's entry into the war. A famous combat flyer of the period with 17 confirmed victories with the French, he was assigned to the 94th Aero Squadron that had just arrived on the Front.
Jun 18, 2013 · Raoul Gervais Lufbery, the third- highest-scoring American ace for World War I, was the first American to reach ace status. He was member of the famed Lafayette Escadrille before transferring to the U.S. Air Service following the nation's entry into the war.
Oct 26, 2018 · Lufbery received full military honors at his funeral and is interred at the Lafayette Memorial du Parc de Garches, the shrine honoring the Lafayette Escadrille, just outside Paris, France. Lufbery was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1998. I asked Raoul Lufbery III to share some thoughts on his great uncle.
Sep 22, 2022 · After hearing his friend had been killed in 1914, Lufbery was granted permission to begin training as a pilot, and in May 1916 became part of the Lafayette Escadrille. Lufbery was credited with 17 enemy victories.
The Lafayette Escadrille is part of the 2018 short documentary Raoul Lufbery: Fighter Ace. The film subject is fighter ace Raoul Lufbery, it was directed by Alexander Zane Irwin and produced by Daniel Bernardi with the collaboration of El Dorado Films and the Veteran Documentary Corps. See also. Moroccan Division
