I have slowly been reading through a handful of 1st hand books from World War I. I finished "
Winged Warfare" by Billy Bishop, I am currently reading "
Fighting the Flying Circus" by Eddie Rickenbacker, and i have also finished "
The Red Knight of Germany" by Floyd Gibbons. I have noticed that the general practice was that 2-Seater (Observation, Artillery, etc.) flew alone, or in pairs, and not always with fighter escorts. Bombers were a different story, although i am not entirely sure how large their formations were. Pursuit squadrons, i am still unclear about - but i have come to see that "voluntary patrols" were of almost any number, but usually between 1 and 3.
I thought i would ask you all, more seasoned pilots, for any additional insight.
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