The large scale air battles between scouts of squadron strength at night - as shown in the film - could not have taken place in WWI. The airmen would hardly have been to see anything at night, not to mention distinguish friend from foe. Night missions in WWI were largely confined to attacks by a few planes on large targets like Zeppelins, or large bombers which - because of the nature of their missions - had to continue on fixed and predictable courses. Even in the Second World War, over two decades later, night actions remained a chancy business - even with the use of radio and radar. Even then, night fighters usually needed crews of two or more - they were needed for navigation, operating radio, etc. It was well after WWII that technology had advanced far enough to enable planes to locate and destroy the enemy under conditions of almost complete darkness.
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