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Apr 27, 2024 · From the Archives: Frank Luke, namesake of Luke Air Force Base, awarded Medal of Honor A promo in the Arizona Republican for an air memorial held in honor of ace pilot Frank Luke....
Mar 2, 2024 · Frank Luke. Answer: World War I. WWI Medal of Honor recipient Frank Luke was known for favouring observation balloons as his targets. The young pilot from Arizona knew that the reports sent back from the balloons to the German artillery allowed the big guns to fire more accurately on the Allied positions.
Apr 15, 2024 · Nicknamed the Arizona Balloon Buster for his skill at shooting down enemy observation balloons, Second Lieutenant Frank K. Luke, Jr. was second only to Eddie Rickenbacker for American aerial victories in WWI (Rickenbacker had 26 compared to Luke's 18), with all of Luke's victories occurring in a span of 17 days.
Apr 27, 2024 · 2nd Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr., 27th Aero Squadron, with his SPAD XIII C.1, 19 September 1918. (Photograph by Lt. Harry S. Drucker, Signal Corps, United States Army) Initial production SPAD XIIIs were powered by a water-cooled, 11.762 liter (717.769-cubic-inch displacement), La Société Hispano-Suiza 8Ba single overhead cam (SOHC) left-hand ...
Apr 13, 2024 · The German soldiers immediately searched the body and found a notebook in which were notations, apparently made by the pilot, which indicated that he had shot down 24 enemy airplanes and observation balloons.
Apr 19, 2024 · Luke was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during World War I. Date Original 1930 Date Range 1930s (1930-1939) Type Still Image Original Format Black-and-white photographs Contributing Institution State Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Collection Arizona State Archives Historic ...
Apr 26, 2024 · For the January 1932 cover Bissell paints a tableau of Frank Luke in his trusty Spad 27 coming down on his third balloon in as many minutes on his last day in battle! Luke Downs Three Balloons “MEIN GOTT! It is Herr Luke! Quick—down with the Drachen!” In an instant all was confusion. Machine guns rattled and archies barked.
