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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was a pilot, industrialist, and the most celebrated U.S. air ace of World War I. Rickenbacker developed an early interest in internal-combustion engines and automobiles, and, by the time the United States entered World War I, he was one of the country’s top three racing.
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Sep 17, 2024 · In 1912, the American Automobile Association (AAA) was unhappy with the way race car drivers flouted safety regulations and barred Rickenbacker from racing for 12 months. Now unable to race, Rickenbacker got the job of developing a car for Duesenberg's chief investor, Edward R. Mason, the owner of the Maytag washing machine company.
Capt. "Eddie" Rickenbacker, as he has been fondly called by several generations of Americans and millions of people the world over, was a racing driver who went into World War I at America's entrance and came out of it as the leading U.S. Ace with 26 confirmations over the enemy.
While on a voluntary patrol over the lines, 1st Lt. Rickenbacker attacked seven enemy planes (five type Fokker, protecting two type Halberstadt). Disregarding the odds against him, he dived on them and shot down one of the Fokkers out of control.
At 8 a.m. on the 30th, Rickenbacker joined a formation of twelve Nieuports sent out to escort British bombers home after striking a German railhead east of Verdun. A squadron of German Albatros did not take long to attack the slow-moving bombers.
Sep 25, 2024 · After arriving in France, Sergeant Rickenbacker served as a driver for General John Pershing. On 10 October 1917, Sergeant Rickenbacker was honorably discharged to accept a commission as a 1st lieutenant. Two weeks later, Lieutenant Rickenbacker was promoted to the rank of captain.
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But then, in his 50s in 1942, Rickenbacker faced his worst odds yet: a B-17 bomber forced to ditch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with only inflatable rafts to survive the searing days and freezing nights—and no way to contact anyone.
