Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his cousin, Margie.
During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter he provides a particularly notable sketch and description of Frank Luke, Jr., the American fighter pilot known as the "balloon ace of aces." Stout describ...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter he provides a particularly notable sketch and description of Frank Luke, Jr., the American fighter pilot known as the "balloon ace of aces." Stout describes him as a "restless, impetuous kid of nineteen" whose "flying around the airdome was always of a stunty nature." Stout also notes that his brother-in-law Jack and several other members of the squadron have traveled to a recently evacuated town to collect a piano and other supplies for the base. |
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