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jsontag · 9 July 2009, 05:04 AM

Dave, you said some things I did not know and I thank you for that. So, from what you are saying, and I'm not taking anything away from the French, but the Americans were more aggressive in the air than the French?

Reading all of this in this topic, I really didn't know that the R.F.C. was an equal if not a bit better than the German Air Force. I'm new to World War I aviation, and most of the things I knew was how good the Germans were in the air. From waht I've been reading here and elsewhere it seems that from maybe mid-1916 onwards the R.F.C. and Dominion pilots were kicking some major ass. I never knew that they were changing and adopting new tactics and were using them more so than the German air force.

Thanks to everyone,

James

9 July 2009, 05:04 AM	#112 (permalink)
jsontag Scout Pilot Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 352	Dave, you said some things I did not know and I thank you for that. So, from what you are saying, and I'm not taking anything away from the French, but the Americans were more aggressive in the air than the French? Reading all of this in this topic, I really didn't know that the R.F.C. was an equal if not a bit better than the German Air Force. I'm new to World War I aviation, and most of the things I knew was how good the Germans were in the air. From waht I've been reading here and elsewhere it seems that from maybe mid-1916 onwards the R.F.C. and Dominion pilots were kicking some major ass. I never knew that they were changing and adopting new tactics and were using them more so than the German air force. Thanks to everyone, James