Thad Walker, a young man from a good Boston family, joins the French Legion to fight in World War I, despite the US not being at war yet. He proves to be a skilled flyer but struggles with taking orders, leading to a desertion and a life on the run in Paris with his French lover, Renée. When the US enters the war, Thad meets a US General who helps him join the US Army Air Service, despite his desertion from the French Legion.
Lafayette Escadrille
In the midst of World War I, a young pilot faces a tumultuous journey as he grapples with his sense of duty and conflicting emotions, caught between a passionate romance with a French woman and a forbidden affair with a courtesan.
