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The Aviator: A Biography of James R. McConnell, Lafayette Escadrille Fighter Pilot

The Aviator: A Biography of James R. McConnell, Lafayette Escadrille Fighter Pilot - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Steven T. TomPublish date:11/28/2025Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Schiffer PublishingISBN-13:9780764370304ISBN-10:764370308UPC:9780764370304Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War I, Aviation & SpaceSize:9.13 x 6.14 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.5807Product ID:SCM46E0PPZ

The Aviator: A Biography of James R. McConnell, Lafayette Escadrille Fighter Pilot

On the University of Virginia campus, one can find a winged, 12-foot-tall bronze statue titled The Aviator. Curiously, The Aviator is a memorial to a UVA dropout, James Rogers McConnell.

McConnell was a fighter pilot in the famous squadron of American volunteers who fought for the French prior to US entry into World War I, the Lafayette Escadrille.

Prior to joining the escadrille, McConnell...



Language:EnglishPublisher:Schiffer PublishingISBN-13:9780764370304ISBN-10:764370308UPC:9780764370304Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War I, Aviation & SpaceSize:9.13 x 6.14 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.5807Product ID:SCM46E0PPZ
Tom, Steven T.: - Steven T. Tom is an US Air Force veteran and has a PhD in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the League of World War I Aviation Historians and the World War I Historical Association. This is his second book on the pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille. He lives in Georgia.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

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Steven T. Tom

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