Record #:

9747

Author(s):

Mattox, Henry E.

Abstract:

Mattox recounts the experiences of two men from North Carolina who flew for the Royal Air Force in World War I.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 56 Issue 1, Jan 2008, p35-38, il, por, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American; Loughran, Lawrence Bennett, 1894-1918; Harris, Don R., 1892-1959; North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, Great Britain

Record #:

21618

Author(s):

Mattox, Henry E.

Abstract:

During World War I between 1916 and 1918, four North Carolinians served in French aviation forces and all were killed in action. Arthur Bluethenthal, James Baugham, Kiffin Rockwell, and James McConnell were either members of the Lafayette Escadrille, La Fayette Flying Corps, or Escadrille 98 during the war. In letters to their families, the pilots describe the driving force that inspired them to join the French Foreign Service as a combination of idealism and a wish for adventure.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 3, July 1996, p287-308 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918