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BOOKS ON AVIATION & HUMAN FLIGHT
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Eddie Rickenbacker
b. 10-8-1890; Columbus, Ohio
d. 7-27-1973; Zürich, Switzerland
World War I fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient Eddie Rickenbacker was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a military consultant and a pioneer in air transportation, particularly as the longtime head of Eastern Air Lines.
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Manfred von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron
b. 5-2-1892; Breslau, Germany
d. 4-21-1918; Morlancourt Ridge, near Vaux-sur-Somme, France
German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen is considered the top ace of World War I, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories, more than any other pilot.
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Hugh Robinson
b. 5-13-1881; Neosho, Missouri
d. 6-21-1963; Neosho
Hugh Robinson was a daredevil, a compulsive inventor, an important figure in the early history of American aeronautics, and one tough customer. He survived test flights, fifteen serious crashes, the "Circle of Death" circus act (his own invention), and spectacularly dangerous international air shows. Based on the Robinson family’s trove of early aviation memorabilia and 82 rare photographs, this biography describes his passage from childhood—when he attempted to fly his homemade bicycle off a 100-foot-high hill—to his final years as a consulting engineer for National Scientific Laboratories in Washington, D.C. - book description
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Dick Rutan
b. 7-1-1938; Loma Linda, California
Dick Rutan was a co-pilot of the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop trip in 1986.
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