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The final flight of Victor Chapman, the first US airman to
lose his life in combat. Chapman, a member of the famed Lafayette
Escadrille was flying his Nieuport 16 on June 23, 1916, on a
personal errand to deliver a crate of oranges to a hospitalized
friend. While in the air he noticed a dogfight in which he recognized
three of his squadron mates. Chapman joined the fight only to
find that his squadron mates had vanished and he was now alone
against five German Fokker monoplanes. The fight ended quickly
with Chapman plummeting to his death. Signed by the artist. |