Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - E 5 ft, 8 in, he tino nui ia i roto i ngā kanohi o ōna hoa Pākehā, he kaiārahi whakaute hoki i roto i ngā kaiurungi rangatiratanga o Amerika. I tautuhia hei N.124, ko te "Lafayette Escadrille" i whakawhiwhia ki te "Groupe de Combat 13" i raro i te mana o te Commandant Philippe Féquant. I te tau 1916-1917, i uru tenei "Groupe de Combat 13" ki nga pakanga penei i te Pakanga o Somme, te Pakanga Tuarua o Aisne
, te Pakanga o Verdun, me te Pakanga o Passchendaele. I te timatanga o te tau 1918, i whakahaerehia e ia i te rohe i waenga o Soissons me Reims.