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Edward Rickenbacker :
Called America's "Ace of Aces" during World War I, Edward Rickenbacker
(1890-1973) used the glare of the sun to conceal himself from enemy planes.
Before World War I, Rickenbacker gained fame as an automobile race driver. When
war came, he served as a pilot under Billy Mitchell, shooting down 26 enemy
planes, and winning the Congressional Medal of Honor. After the war,
Rickenbacker worked in the automobile industry before turning to a career in
commercial aviation. He led Eastern Air Lines for nearly thirty years before
stepping down from the company in 1963.
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