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War Merit Cross (Italian) Frank Luke Jr. (May 19, 1897 – September 29, 1918) was an American fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service pilots after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker during World War I. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor and first USAAS ace in a day. [1]
- 1917–1918
The Balloon Buster. Second Lieutenant Frank Luke nursed the engine of his French Spad-13 as twilight was falling over the field at Coincy near the Western Front. He was late again, the rest of the planes from his squadron had returned much earlier from their evening protection patrol for two photographic Salmsons from the 88th squadron.
Biography. Frank Luke, Jr. was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 19th, 1897. His story began when his father, Frank Luke, Sr., came to the sun-scorched, wind-weathered desert of the Arizona Territory in 1873. Born of sturdy German stock, he had originally immigrated to New York, but his restless, adventurous spirit soon brought him westward.
May 3, 2018 · World War 1. May 3, 2018 Elaine Smith, Guest Author. In only nine days of flying in World War I combat, just ten missions and thirty hours of time in a Spad XIII aircraft, Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr. gained the moniker “The Arizona Balloon Buster.”
Nov 1, 2022 · Frank Luke: The WWI Flying Ace Who Was Like a Real-Life Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell. World War 1. Nov 1, 2022 Todd Neikirk, Guest Author. Photo Credit: Bettmann / Getty Images. While dogfights first occurred during the Mexican Revolution, it wasn’t until the First World War that they became widespread.
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2nd Lt Frank Luke Jr. Frank Luke, called the most spectacular air fighter of World War I, who shot town 18 airplanes and balloons in his short military career, enlisted in the Signal Corps Sept. 25, 1917.
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