WINGS OF GLORY, The Air Force Story: 1914-15 ~ THE BEGINNING, 1914-1918, Chapter One...It all began in 1898 when the Wright Brothers launched their first airborne gliders.... Two decades later, in 1917, President Wilson asked Congress for over six hundred million dollars, the dream of aviation became a reality and the Air Force was born.
Watch the crack volunteer fighter group, "The Lafayette Escadrille:, as they fight for the allies prior to entering "The Great War". You'll see Army pilots train, master bombing raids and learn dog-fighting techniques as they beat back German aggressors in the war to end all wars ~ World War I.
