Clockwise from top left, Douglas A. Birkey, Paul Grenshaw, and Darroch Greer discuss the film "The Lafayette Escadrille" during a panel at the Air Force Association's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. AFA video screenshot.
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Darroch Greer and Paul Grenshaw—co-writers, directors, and producers of “The Lafayette Escadrille”—discuss their film with Douglas A. Birkey, executive director of the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, during a session from AFA’s virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org
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