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Title
Eddie
Rickenbacker
Hat
and
Ring
Aircraft
Fabric
Fragment
Subject
Transportation
Military Ohio
World War I
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
Airplanes
Place
Columbus (Ohio)
Franklin County (Ohio)
Description
This
section
of
fabric
came
from the
French-made
Spad
XIII
fighter
plane
that was
flown
by
Captain
Edward
"
Eddie
"
Rickenbacker
. On the
right
is
the
Hat
in the
Ring
insignia
of the
94th
Aero
Squadron
,
one
of the
first
American
air
squadrons
to
fight
in
German
territory
during
World
War
I
. The
squadron
was
known
as the "
hat
in the
ring
gang
"
because
of their
insignia
,
which
shows
a
top
hat
,
similar
to
Uncle
Sam's
,
encircled
by a
ring
. The
insignia
is
meant
to
suggest
the
phrase
"
throwing
the
hat
into the
ring
" or
getting
involved
in a
conflict
. The
large
red
1
indicates
Captain
Rickenbacker
as
squadron
leader
. The
4
patches
with
German
crosses
indicate
German
bullet
holes
. The
fabric
measures
31.29
by
38.38
inches
(79.5
by
97.5
cm)
.
Captain
Edward
"
Eddie
"
Rickenbacker
(1890-1973)
, a
native
of
Columbus
,
Ohio
, was
World
War
I's
"
Ace
of
Aces.
" He
shot
down
26
enemy
aircraft
,
more
than any
other
American
pilot
.
Rickenbacker
conducted
tours
of
inspection
on
behalf
of the
Secretary
of
War
during
World
War
II
.
During
his
tour
of the
Pacific
,
Rickenbacker
was
lost
at
sea
for
24
days
.
Later
, he
served
as an
executive
in the
airline
industry
and a
spokesman
for
conservative
causes
.
Date of Original
1918
Source
Historical
object(s)
or
artifact(s)
;
H
52916
Format
picture
;
objects
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om1486_1500269_001.tif
Image Height
1948
Image Width
2808
File Size
1341.678 KB
Date created
2009-01-07
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