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Old 4 November 2009, 07:01 AM   #8 (permalink)
Lufbery
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Tom,

Your grandfather is probably like the vast majority of WWI pilots. Most of them never achieved ace status or any fame, but they did their duty to the best of their ability. I've read a lot of statements from pilots' memoirs or diaries where they express sympathy for the infantry and sometimes guilt over not sharing their fate.

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