US Air Force Over Paris 

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 04/21/2016 at 08:45 • Filed to: planelopnik

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These stunning photographs were taken by the French Armée de l’Air during observances of the 100th anniversary of the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and the larger !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The Lafayette Escadrille was a unit of American pilots who served in the French Air Force during WWI.

In this photo, four Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors fly over the memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette West of Paris. This memorial celebrates all 269 American pilots who fought for France as part of the Lafayette Flying Corps before and during WWI.

You can read about the Lafayette Escadrille in tomorrow’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! post.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 04/21/2016 at 09:30

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"La Defense ? I got your La Defense right here!" (flies B-52 over Paris)

For Sweden > Ash78, voting early and often 04/21/2016 at 11:42

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You wouldn’t have the de Gaulle to do such a thing.

Ash78, voting early and often > For Sweden 04/21/2016 at 11:45

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O RLY?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Ash78, voting early and often 04/21/2016 at 12:03

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Personally I find bombers to be offensive.

coqui70 > ttyymmnn 04/21/2016 at 20:44

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America returns the favor given by the Marquis and the French Navy. We always help our friends ... and sometimes our enemies too we’re kooky like that.

ttyymmnn > coqui70 04/21/2016 at 21:14

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Of course all Americans appreciate the assistance of the Marquis de Lafayette and his government, but it must be remembered that France helped the United States for more than just the support of Liberty. The fact that we were fighting the British gave France a certain impetus to stymie British aspirations in the New World. As it is famously said, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Regardless, France’s help in the American Revolution, particularly at Yorktown, cemented a bond of friendship that lasts to this day.

coqui70 > ttyymmnn 04/23/2016 at 16:45

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Oh absolutely but at that point we needed friends.