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Two Young British Airmen Seek Adventure in New York Office
In a New York recruiting office two high profile figures reveal romantic, perilous paths to aviation. Lord George Welli- les, 28, youngest son of the Duke of Wellington, serves as lieutenant colonel in the Royal Air Force. Theodore Marburg, Sr, an American with British ties, joined the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force, recounting perilous early flights and the Marne retreat while describing the evolving role of aviation in wartime service.
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Forty-second Street
New York City
Lord George Welleiles
Duke of Wellington
Roys Air Force
MD Welliiler
Kerry Dive
Theodore Marburg
New York
Tien- Marburg
Belbut
England
Mie
Royal Flying Corps
Derender
Deaton
Marburz
Colonel Seca
Baronessesselle de
Belgium
Royal Fighig Corps
Sedunees