Rickenbacker - ace of aces : Rickenbacker in his plane as leader of the 94th aero squadron

American fighter ace Captain Eddie Rickenbacker sits in the cockpit of his SPAD XIII fighter plane. He led the 94th Aero “Hat in the Ring” Squadron. Behind his biplane are other 94th aircraft and hangars.

Publication date: 1939-03-12

Size: 9.9 x 21.7 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
• Fighter pilots--American--1910-1920
• SPAD S.XIII (Fighter plane)
• Biplanes--1910-1920
• Fighter planes--American--1910-1920
• Fighter planes--French--1910-1920
• United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94th--People--1910-1920
• United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 94th--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920
• Hangars--France--1910-1920

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 12, 1939), p. 9

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• United States. Army. Signal Corps