Title

Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1914-1918. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Lufbery (1885-1918) moved to the United States when 6 years old. With the outbreak of the First World War he joined the French Foreign Legion before transferring to the French Air Service, then joining the US Air Service when America entered the war. Lufbery achieved his first kill over Verdun on 30 July 1916 and ended up with 17 victories before he was killed falling (possibly jumping) from his burning plane on 19 May 1918.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1914

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C13_308

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

90,1Mb (1,5Mb) / 13,2in x 26,5in / 3961 x 7948 (300dpi)

Keywords

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