Escadrille Américaine

American

[es-kuh-dril uh-mer-i-kayn, es-ka-dree-y^uh a-may-ree-ken] / ˌɛs kəˈdrɪl əˌmɛr ɪˈkeɪn, ɛs kaˈdri jə a meɪ riˈkɛn /

noun

Lafayette Escadrille

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Escadrille Américaine

It was on a cool, starlit evening, early in September, 1916, that I first met Drew of Massachusetts, and actually began my adventures as a prospective member of the Escadrille Américaine.

From High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall

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