Bert Hall scored the squadron’s second victory. He and Kiffin had wildly different morals and motivations, but they became friends. Bert often let Kiffin use his plane. Here Kiffin climb’s into Bert’s plane for a mission over Verdun. The squadron was typically assigned one group mission per day, weather permitting, and pilots were encouraged to fly additional volunteer missions, alone or in small groups. When Kiffin had a plane, he flew as many as four two-hour missions per day, more than any other pilot in the squadron. With the time it took between missions to service and refuel the plane, this could mean starting the first mission as soon as it became light enough to see the horizon and landing from the last mission as the first stars were beginning to appear. Capt. Thénault may have been intentionally sluggish about getting Kiffin a new plane in an attempt to force him to rest, as he began to show signs of the stress of combat as the weeks and months went by. (Photo courtesy of Washington & Lee University)