Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker, American ace fighter pilot, is shown with his fighter Spad plane during World War I. Rickenbacker served in the U.S. Air Service in France as commanding officer of the 94th Aero Pursuit Sqaudron. He shot down 22 enemy planes and four observation balloons. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Air Force) Accessed through the Lancer Library, 11-4-05

Site #1:
Look through at least ten photos on the FirstWorldWar.com Vintage Photographs - Aviation and choose two to save.
1. Save (download) the photos as .jpg files.
2. Copy the descriptions into a Word file.
3 . What do these photos tell us about the life of pilots in WWI?

Site #2:
Find 2 photos on the AP Multimedia Archive. (Have Sam/Julie help you with this database from the Lancer Library Homepage.):
1. In the What box, type: 'World War I' and airplanes
2. Save (download) the photos and copy the descriptions into a Word document.
3. What do these photos tell us about the life of pilots in WWI?

Site #3:
1. Read War in the Air: Guts and Glory (soldiers describe World War I).
2. Choose one of George Kenney's stories and take notes on the main events.
3. Prepare to retell it.

Site #4:
1. Read about the 100 Squadron RFC - The Royal Flying Corps (http://www.patrickwilson.com/RFC.html)
2. Read the introduction and Transcript #1 on the Interview Index Page.
3. Take notes that include three facts, three quotations, and three photos.
4. Find more photos at Some More WW1 100 Squadron Photos.
5. What does this interview tell us about the life of pilots during WWI?

Additional sites to explore:

The Aces of World War I
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/

Fighting the Flying Circus
http://www.richthofen.com/rickenbacker/
Eddie Rickenbacker's World War One memoirs

What was it like to be a pilot in the conflict of World War I?