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First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I by Charles Bracelen Flood

First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I audiobook runs 5.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Perkins (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 3,272 Europe audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I is an audiobook by Charles Bracelen Flood: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Perkins, released June 2, 2015, on the Europe shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Perkins
Released
June 2, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe
ISBN
9781494578961

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How long is the First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I audiobook?

First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

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Who narrates First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I?

First to Fly: The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille, the American Heroes Who Flew for France in World War I is narrated by Tom Perkins.