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In the real world, the | In the real world, the {{w|American Army Air Service|Army Air Service}} did train pilots at an airbase near Foggia during the First World War.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196752/the-foggiani/ |title=The Foggiani |website name=National Museum of the United States Air Force |accessmonthday=February 7 |accessyear=2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| first=Samuel |last=Hynes |title=The Unsubstantial Air| date=2014 |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux| location=New York |page=76 |isbn=978-0-374-53558-2}}</ref> These airfields were subsequently expanded to become the [[wikipedia:Foggia Airfield Complex]], which saw extensive use during the [[Second World War]]. | ||
== References == | == References == |
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During the First World War, Josiah Rowe's grandfather was an American Army Air Corps pilot stationed in a base in Foggia, Italy. There, the Ninth Doctor was pictured in the background of a photograph taken by Josiah's grandfather of his fellow pilots, ingratiated himself with the CO, and stole a Spad XIII. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the real world, the Army Air Service did train pilots at an airbase near Foggia during the First World War.[1][2] These airfields were subsequently expanded to become the wikipedia:Foggia Airfield Complex, which saw extensive use during the Second World War.
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- ↑ The Foggiani. National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved on February 7, 2024.
- ↑ Hynes, Samuel (2014). The Unsubstantial Air p. 76. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-53558-2