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battle of arras
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The average flying life of an
RFC pilot was 18 hours.
The
high level of casualties in the
air at Arras created a pilot
shortage and replacements were
sent out to France straight
from flying school.
56 aircraft were subsequently
crashed by inexperienced
pilots.
Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
1892 – 1918