Eddie Rickenbacker
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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the most successful and most decorated United States flying ace of the war. He was also a racing driver, an automotive designer, and a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines.
Rickenbacker wearing the Medal of Honor in 1931
Rickenbacker's childhood home
Rickenbacker at the 1915 American Grand Prize at San Francisco
Rickenbacker (second from right, White #5) lined up to start second in the 1916 Indianapolis 500
Eastern Air Lines
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Eastern Air Lines, also colloquially known as Eastern, was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution, it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Pitcairn Aviation's PA-7S CAM-19 Route Airmail aircraft
An Eastern Air Lines passenger coupon in 1935
The Great Silver Fleet in 1939
An Eastern Air Lines DC-3 on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.