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20th Apr '13 8:19:01 PM NativeJovian

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4th Mar '13 9:13:21 PM Enchanter468

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* CurbStompBattle: The first dogfight that the Escadrille gets into. [[RedShirtArmy The Americans]] are shot down easily by the more skillful, better-equipped German pilots. The succeeding ones get better for the Americans, until the final one shows them easily triumphing over the [[AirborneMooks Germans]].
* DoABarrelRoll: The ending. Although this is somewhat TruthinTelevision. Early dogfights actually did involve guys shooting handguns, rifles, and even dropping ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser bricks]]'' on enemy aircraft. And there was actually one incident in which a pilot whose guns had jammed [[spoiler: just flew up beside the enemy's plane and headshotted him with his service revolver in the same manner in which Rawlings finally offs the Black Falcon in the movie. I believe it was American pilot Frank Luke who did this, on whom Rawlings is loosely based]].
** Cassidy uses a literal barrel roll ([[ShownTheirWork correctly, as it happens]]) during the zeppelin battle to get behind a German fighter.

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18th Jan '13 12:31:09 PM SeptimusHeap

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Splitting Colour Coded For Your Convenience

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16th Jan '13 2:42:24 AM SeptimusHeap

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Correcting Chekovs Gun

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3rd Jan '13 6:24:32 AM Santosificationable