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Aviator Wellman Relives Air Front Glory and Fights Fear
Willem Augustie Wellman recounts his Lafayette Flying Corps service in France and the Croix de Guerre awarded for shooting down German aircraft. He explains why air combat thrills him, contrasts it with ground fighting, and notes the Allies must keep aviation strength as the war grows, warning Americans of what a long war could mean.
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Willem Augustie Wellman
Marche! de Logis
Croix de Gaerre
Gake Ali
United States
Becn
Weinman
Aki
Wellman
Cam- Striige
Mess
Hestor
France
lurjee-Norton
Lafayette Flying Corps
Wellavan
Lorraine
Amrrican Féries
Willy
Spd
Tommy Hitchcock
Ant
Earth
Tommey
Hitchcock
Beteg
Cermane 1
Dave
Gener
Tack
Mrlings
New York Herald
March
Hier
Spaln
Delog
Wollman
Ifenin
Linra
Leliines
Sis
New York
Paris
Merle
Germany
Jane
Wellean
Liberty.com