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Title: WWI: French Pilot Roland Garros Lands Behind Enemy Lines (1915)
Post by: Admin on Apr 18, 2010, 11:03 AM
One of the first flying aces in history, Roland Garros was a French aviator and WWI fighter pilot. Early in the war, Garros fitted a machine gun to the front of his plane so that he could shoot while flying and soon downed three German aircrafts. While on a mission in 1915, his fuel line clogged, and he was forced to land behind German lines. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war until 1918, when he managed to escape and rejoin the French army. What happened when he returned to combat? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst7808_WWI--French-Pilot-Roland-Garros-Lands-Behind-Enemy-Lines--1915-.aspx)



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