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World Service,15 Apr 2013,9 mins

The First War in the Air

Witness History

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April 1917 was one of the deadliest months for British pilots operating on the Western Front in World War One. We hear the story of a young British pilot who survived the world's first war in the air. Photo: Dogfight over the Western Front. Hulton Collection/Getty Images.

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