[MeanWestTexan]

The chivalry but was complete B.S., of course.

The Red Barron was very keen on the easy kill (like any soldier, really).

I say that with MWT, Sr, Sr, having been a soldier for the Germans in WWI, with his father being awarded a Blue Max (which I own).

[AnalogReigns]

I'm sure things were brutal. However I recall reading Eddie Rickenbacker's Flying Circus as a teenager, and certain odd acts of chivalry occasionally did occur in that war.

Flying, after all, was barely a 10 year old invention, and the planes little more than powered kites...flying at speeds of an ultra-light today.

There's an air show every weekend from May to October in Bealton, Va., about 1 hour outside of DC. All biplanes. I've been to lots of air shows, but this one is my favorite, as the planes are SO SLOW (and close) you can see them do all their maneuvers in detail. It's hard to imagine fighting from such things.