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World War One pilots

The role of aircraft changed during the course of the war, and Cecil Lewis鈥檚 experiences reflect these changes. Gaining a baptism of fire as a reconnaissance pilot over the Somme battlefield in 1916, he was later posted to a fighter squadron, where he saw incredible feats of daring and courage in the loneliest form of warfare.

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