I noticed in the trailer for the movie there was a black character. I wasn’t entirely sure about this, since I’d never heard of any coloured pilots in WW1, but apparently this really happened:
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By: Malcolm McKay - 15th July 2006 at 04:38
Yes the French did not have the racist attitude that was prevalent in the US at the time. Pity that he could not serve with his own country – they could have used someone of his experience.
There were also IIRC two African pilots who flew with the Ottoman air arm in the ME. There was an article with pictures of them in an old issue of Air Enthusiast.
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July 14, 2006 at 9:15 pm