Frank Glasgow Tinker
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Frank Glasgow Tinker was an American volunteer fighter pilot for the Fuerzas Aéreas de la República Española, during the Spanish Civil War.
Tinker in the United States Naval Academy yearbook, 1933
Tinker in the United States Naval Academy yearbook, 1933
The I-15 Polikarpov No. 56 flown by F.G. Tinker in the 1st Sq Lacalle. He scored four victories in this aircraft. Occasionally he flew No. 58 as well.
The I-16 Polikarpov No. CM-023 flown by F.G. Tinker in the 1st Sq Moscas with which he shot down two German Bf 109Bs.
Albert Baumler
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Albert John "Ajax" Baumler was an American fighter ace during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
Frank Glasgow Tinker
…France, then traveled by train to Barcelona. At the San Xavier field in Los Alcázares, he checked out as a combat pilot, joining Harold Edward Dahl, Albert Baumler, and other American pilots and English pilots at Manises Air Base. From 7 January 1937, Tinker along with Dahl and Charlie Koch, joined three British…
Major Albert Baumler
The "Zero Club": Claire Chennault's top fighter commanders in China. Baumler is in the foreground at left.