We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we'll read from "Luck on the Wing" by Major Elmer Haslett. This 1920 book offers a first hand account of combat in the air by an American observer or "sky spy." To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus.

World War I was the first conflict where combat took to the skies in machines that provided powered and maneuverable flight. This was a risky profession where brave young men flew into battle in machines made of fabric and wood. The author was regarded as one of the finest practitioners of his craft. 

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