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Aviators #43. Race Car Drivers #186. Quick Facts. Also Known As: Edward Vernon Rickenbacker. Died At Age: 82. Pilots Aviators. Died on: July 23, 1973. place of death: Zürich, Switzerland. U.S. State: Ohio. Cause of Death: Pneumonia. City: Columbus, Ohio. Founder/Co-Founder: Florida Airways, Eastern Air Lines, Rickenbacker. More Facts.
The American Ace of Aces, Eddie Rickenbacker, was a successful race car driver, fighter pilot, an airline executive, wartime advisor, and elder statesman. Few aces achieved so much in so many different lifetime roles. His twenty-six aerial victories came after only two months of combat flying, a spectacular achievement.
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The Quiet Birdmen is a secretive club in the United States for male aviators. Founded in 1921 by World War I pilots, the organization meets in various locations, never announced to the public. Members, called QBs, must be invited to join, and they join for life.
Apr 27, 2023 · American Ace Eddie Rickenbacker in his French-built Spad was a fearless fighter pilot who scored his first kill on April 29, 1918, and his sixth on May 30. AFA Library Photo Caption & Credits
Aug 23, 2012 · Driving the red, white and blue #42 Duesenberg in the 1914 Indy 500 Race, Eddie finished a strong 10th of the 42 entrants, averaging 70.8 mph and winning $1,400. (Library of Congress) Although Rickenbacker set a world speed record of 134 mph at Daytona in 1914, he was never able to win the big prize at Indianapolis.
Sep 26, 2019 · While Germany’s Manfred ‘ Red Baron ’ Richthofen shot down more airplanes than any other pilot during the war, America’s top ace was none other than Eddie Rickenbacker. Born to strict Swiss immigrants in 1890, Rickenbacker led a rebellious childhood in his quiet Ohio hometown.
Who Really was America’s First Flying Ace: The Case for Eddie Rickenbacker by John F. Ross In Spring of 1918, during World War I, two American pilots entered a fierce competition to become the first ace in American service by shooting down five confirmed enemy airships.
