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Guynemer joined the Aviation Militaire as a mechanic, and kept his hand in long after becoming a pilot. Here he joins his ground crew in maintaining his Spad VII S132 at Cachy aerodrome in late 1916. (Service Historique de l’Armée de l’Air B92/3739)
Guynemer joined the Aviation Militaire as a mechanic, and kept his hand in long after becoming a pilot. Here he joins his ground crew in maintaining his Spad VII S132 at Cachy aerodrome in late 1916. (Service Historique de l’Armée de l’Air B92/3739)