Lafayette Escadrille
noun
a contingent of American aviators who in 1916 served as volunteers (Escadrille Américaine) in the French air force and in 1918 became the 103rd Pursuit Squadron of the U.S. Army.
Origin of Lafayette Escadrille
< French
Escadrille Lafayette literally, Lafayette wing, officially Escadrille No. 124 of the French Army's
Service aéronautique