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Death. Fuel pressure gauge from an aircraft flown by Lufbery, on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. On 19 May 1918, Lufbery took off in a Nieuport 28 in an attempt to intercept a German Albatros C.III near to the 94th's home airfield. As Lufbery closed in to attack, the German gunner's fire hit the Nieuport.
- World War I
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May 19, 2013 · Minutes later, the flight would end in his death. Official Portrait of Lufbery. The Final Flight. On May 19, 1918 — today in aviation history — with but six months left in the Great War, Raoul Lufbery was killed in combat. An ace with 17 confirmed victories, Lufbery was one of the early leaders of the US Army Air Corps.
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Apr 6, 2020 · His fiery death on May 19, 1918, in the skies over France was a major story and a loss that his adopted hometown of Wallingford felt keenly. There, a local park, a street and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post all are named in Lufbery’s honor.
He met his death on 19 May 1918 when, fighting a German Rumpler aircraft, his guns jammed prior to his aircraft bursting into flames. Lufbery was seen to fall upside down from the aircraft 200 feet from the ground, possibly from jumping. Landing on a picket fence in Maron, France and impaled Lufbery was dead aged 33.
Oct 12, 2016 · He died on Oct. 15 at age 29. In December 1916, l’Escadrille Américaine would get a more emotive moniker, as the Escadrille Lafayette. Raoul Lufbery would be its leading ace with 16 victories ...
Pourpe pulled some strings to make Lufbery his personal mechanic. The death of Pourpe spurred Lufbery to attain his wings. In 1916 he joined the Lafayette Escadrille, a unit composed of American volunteers, and within three months he had five official kills. Lufbery thus became America’s first ace.
He died near the village of Maron (France). For his service, Lufbery was awarded France's Croix de Guerre, with ten Palms, the Medaille Militaire, the Legion d' Honneur, and the British Military Medal. Sources and Further Reading: Franks, Norman.
