Francis Cubbon
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Captain Francis Richard Cubbon was an aerial observer and flying ace in the First World War. In conjunction with his pilots, he was credited with 21 aerial victories.
Rolls-Royce Eagle powered F.E.2d with nose-wheel.
An F.E.2d observer demonstrating the use of the rear-firing Lewis gun, which required him to stand on his seat.
Frederick Libby
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Captain Frederick Libby became the first American flying ace, while serving as an observer in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.
Francis Cubbon
…was accepted as an observer on 25 March 1917. By Bloody April, 1917, he was assigned to 20 Squadron as an observer in Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2s. Frederick Libby, the United States of America's first ace, gave a vivid description of an observer's duties aboard the aircraft that was an incremental development of…
Frederick Libby, 1918