Raoul Lufbery
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Gervais Raoul Victor Lufbery was a French and American fighter pilot and flying ace in World War I. Because he served in both the French Air Force, and later the United States Army Air Service in Worl
Gervais Raoul Lufbery, 1918
Fuel pressure gauge from an aircraft flown by Lufbery, on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
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
Raoul Lufbery
…most aviation scholars agree that Lufbery did not actually invent the maneuver, it was popularized among Allied flyers. In addition, according to Eddie Rickenbacker in his book, Fighting the Flying Circus, Lufbery is credited with having invented the precursor to the modern airport flight pattern. Prior to Lufbery's…
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