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French heroes Guynemer

(top) was France’s best-loved

ace. A French journal (above)

features “Iron Viking” Charles

Nun gesser on its cover.

mort pour la france

Georges Guynemer prepares

to take off in his Spad XIII

shortly before he disappeared

on September 11, 1917.