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Eddie Rickenbacker



Rickenbacker, Eddie (Edward Vernon Rickenbacker; 1890–1973), U.S. air ace of World War I. He shot down 26 aircraft. He served as president of Eastern Airlines from 1938 to 1953.

See also: World War I.

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