[Lafayette Escadrille]

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Identifier2005-04-03_image_005SourceThe Edmonds Historical Museum Collection of World War I Photographs (2005-04-03), Folder 1DescriptionPhotographic group portrait of the Lafayette Escadrille (Escadrille SPA.124), France, circa 1916-1917. The squadron's pet lions Whiskey and Soda and a dog are also in the shot.

Standing, left to right, are: Robert Soubiron, James Doolittle, Courtney Campbell, Edwin Parsons, Ray Bridgman, William Dugan, Douglas MacMonagle, Walter Lowell, Harold Willis, Henry Jones, David Peterson and Antoine de Maison-Rouge (French Deputy Commander). Seated, left to right, are Dudley Hill, Didier Masson with Soda, William Thaw, Georges Thenault (the French Commander), Raoul Lufbery with Whiskey, 'Chute' Johnson, Stephen Bigelow and Robert L. Rockwell.

Inscription: "Lafayette Escadrille, France, 1916-17."Creation Datecirca 1916-1917SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918France. Armée. Escadrille LafayetteLafayette EscadrilleAir pilots, MilitaryLionsDogsAnimalsPlaceFranceOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Edmonds Historical Museum Collection of World War I Photographs/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense

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