As the pilots waited for their planes to arrive they met with the French bombing squadron they were assigned to escort, toured the countryside looking for suitable fields for emergency landings (scarce in the Vosges mountains), and relaxed in Luxeuil. Here they are shooting pool at Madam Voge’s. Left to right are Jim McConnell, Victor Chapman, Madam Voge, and Kiffin. (Photo courtesy of the Virginia Military Institute Archives.)