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Great War Dogfights: Death in the Air
This video is not for the squeamish. It depicts the dreadful nature of air combat which, despite the ostensible chivalry, was still a fight to grim death. It also reminds us that there is nothing glorious about death in battle, except perhaps the funeral.
A tribute to all the brave pilots and their colleagues on all sides who set off on nothing more, almost literally, than a wing and a prayer.
