The First Georgia Air Squadron also known as The Winged Knights was one of the first Dixie air units formed and remains the Confederacy’s most prestigious unit. Like many Dixie air units, the squadron comprises eighteen pilots with aircraft ranging from Dixie-built Valiants and Kestrels to imported or otherwise acquired Defenders and Bloodhawks. Since 1934, the unit has also had its own airship, the Hannibal Lee, a heavily armed and armored carrier with 2.5 million cubic feet of gas capacity. The squadron is based in Atlanta, but operates all along the Confederacy’s northern border.

The Winged Knights was originally an all-white squadron, but the Squadron’s leader Colonel Beauregard Rapier Travis -- took the unusual step of integrating the unit within weeks of taking command. His time in Appalachia opened his eyes to society’s inequalities, after which he swore to judge people on merit alone. Though integration caused some resentment within the Confederate Air Force, the success of the unit has silenced all but the most bigoted critics. Indeed, Travis has thrown out several individuals who sought entry into the unit with blatantly fabricated credentials. He sees his squadron as a finely honed instrument of war that stands for honesty, integrity and courage, not as a social club for Atlanta’s dilettantes.