Alan Ash resigned from the Ambulance Corps to join the Escadrille Lafayette, an elite unit of the French Air Force.  In the three letters below, he described his experiences in billeting, aircraft training and on leave in Paris.

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Alan Ash, 1918

Letter One - Billeting

Letter Two -Training

Letter Three - Paris

Ash, Alan N.  Papers, 1917-1923

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