Witness History: Archive 2013 - The First War in the Air

The First War in the Air

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April 1917 was one of the deadliest months for British pilots operating on the Western Front in World War One. We hear the story of a young British pilot who survived the world's first war in the air.

Photo: Dogfight over the Western Front. Hulton Collection/Getty Images.

Published on Monday, 15th April 2013.

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