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Americаn First Aerial Victory Told by Lt. Winslow
Lieutenant Alan F. Winslow recounts the April 14 dogfight near a European airfield in which he and Lieutenant Douglas Campbell shot down two German planes. Winslow describes the battle, the ground celebration, and the decoration by French authorities with the Croix de Guerre, along with the capture of wrecks and souvenirs.
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War Department
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Douglas Campbell
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