[Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel, written during his service in France, June 23, 1918]

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel, written during his service in France, June 23, 1918. Describes flying to Tours and running into a colleague from Seattle; taking up advanced aircraft and performing stunts; a visit to a hospital to observe operations and subsequent gratefulness that he is an aviator "for it will either be death or nothing [...] which is far better than losing a leg or arm or some other injury." Two handwritten pages.

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