American WWI Fighter Ace Eddie Rickenbacker French Spad 13 Vintage Card
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American WWI Fighter Ace Eddie Rickenbacker French Spad 13 Vintage Card
NOTE: THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS THERE IS TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 5 3/4'' X 3 1/2" or 14.5 cm. x 9 cm.
ORIGINAL VINTAGE CARD
RICKENBACKER AND HIS SPAD
No American-designed pursuit planes fought in the First World War; instead, our pilots flew French or British fighters. In this photograph, the leading ...American ace of the war, Eddie Rickenbacker, poses with his French-built Spad 13, the fighter most widely used by U.S. squadrons. The big rugged Spad had a 235. horsepower HispanoSuiza engine, a top speed of 138 miles per hour, and a rapid climbing as well as diving speed. Its two machine guns, atop the engine cowl, were synchronized to fire through the propeller. Rickenbacker and his Spad were a potent pair. The ex-racing driver with lightning reflexes set a torrid pace in 1918, knocking down 21 German planes and five observation balloons. Commander of the famous 94th Squadron, whose "Hat in the Ring" symbol adorned the sides of their planes, Rickenbacker was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery and effectiveness.
ON THE BACK OF THE CARD IS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT
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