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

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…

[Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, August 25, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, August 25, 1918. Describes his new plane as better than the old one he crashed; a fellow aviator winning a prize for being one of the first five Americans to get three German planes and subsequent celebration; likelihood of promotion because of his membership in the First Pursuit Group. One folded…

[Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, 1917. Describes his daily schedule of breakfast, roll call, preparation of aircraft, flight with a French instructor, lunch, afternoon lectures, dinner, and arguing around the heating stove. Four handwritten pages.

[Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918. Describes aviators waiting eagerly in Paris for their orders, including prominent figures who cannot be named, and his delivery of a plane to an aviation school 150 miles away. One sheet, two handwritten pages.