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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Escadrille_16
gptkb:Escadrille_29
gptkb:Escadrille_8
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Nieuport_11
gptkb:Nieuport_17
38
SPADS. XIII
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Lafayette_Flying_Corps
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:French_Air_Force
Military history
Aviation history
Aerial warfare
World War I aviation
Aviation training
Dogfights
Aerial reconnaissance
Aviation tactics
Courage in combat
Fighter pilots
Aerial strategy
Combat aviation
American Air Service
Heroism in aviation
Legacy of aviation
Volunteer pilots
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Charles_Nungesser
gptkb:Léon_Bourgeois
gptkb:Georges_Guynemer
George Thenault
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1919
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gptkbp:engagements
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Aerial combat
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Contribution to aviation history
Aerial victories
Camaraderie among pilots
Cultural exchange between France and the USA
Use of colorful aircraft markings
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gptkbp:founded
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1916
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Paris
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Symbol of American involvement in WWI
First American volunteer squadron in the French Air Service
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Escadrille La Fayette
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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American volunteers
French aviation
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Documentaries
gptkb:literary_work
Hollywood films
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Lafayette_Escadrille_Memorial
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:award
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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Aerial combat
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gptkbp:legacy
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Commemoration in museums
Annual events honoring the squadron
Influence on future air squadrons
Memorials in France and the USA
Symbol of American patriotism in France
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gptkbp:mission
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1918-11-11
1916-04-20
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gptkbp:motto
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Vivre libre ou mourir
Vive la France
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Lafayette_Escadrille
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gptkbp:notable_for
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flying for the Allies
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Eddie_Rickenbacker
gptkb:Charles_Nungesser
gptkb:James_Mc_Connell
gptkb:James_Norman_Hall
gptkb:Raoul_Lufbery
gptkb:William_Thaw
gptkb:Jean_Navarre
George Thenault
Kiffin Rockwell
Paul I. Mc Culloch
Victor Chapman
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gptkbp:notable_winners
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gptkb:75
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:French_Air_Force
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Lafayette_Escadrille_Memorial
Aviation history
World War I aviation
French-American relations
Volunteerism in wartime
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Escadrille_124
103rd Aero Squadron
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