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The First War in the Air
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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Mon 15 Apr 2013
07:50GMT
BBC World Service Online & BBC World Service Core
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