Fighting the Flying Circus - Rickenbacker, Eddie V
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Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker, originally from Ohio, was best known as one of the commanders of the 94th Hat-in-the-Ring Squadron, a crack unit of pilots that included many former members of the famed Lafayette Escadrille. The 94th ended the war in France with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. Captain Rickenbacker later belonged to an association of pilots and Great War air veterans who, in the years immediately following the Second World War, invited many of the new young aces from the Pacific and European theaters for informal lectures. These men never lost their keen interest in aviation.…mehr

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Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker, originally from Ohio, was best known as one of the commanders of the 94th Hat-in-the-Ring Squadron, a crack unit of pilots that included many former members of the famed Lafayette Escadrille. The 94th ended the war in France with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. Captain Rickenbacker later belonged to an association of pilots and Great War air veterans who, in the years immediately following the Second World War, invited many of the new young aces from the Pacific and European theaters for informal lectures. These men never lost their keen interest in aviation.
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Eddie V. Rickenbacker (1890-1973) was an American fighter ace in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters, and a pioneer in air transportation, particularly as the longtime head of Eastern Air Lines.