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Rickenbacker Shoots Down Two Planes

Pioneer Years

1918 Rickenbacker Shoots Down two Planes in one Day

American Ace Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, commander of America's 94th Aero Squadron shot down two German planes on September 23rd 1918. He downed a Fokker and a Halberstadt. Rickenbacker flew a French Spad-13.