Eddie Rickenbacker WWI U.S. Ace of Aces

Video on Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker with an interview from the museum's former historian Dr. Jeff Underwood. Visit the fact sheet to learn more about the leading U.S. ace of WWI. bit.ly/2NyzD1K Video by Defense Media Activity with NMUSAF Spad footage in the Early Years Gallery at the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton Ohio.

[@grantk932]

American legend......men like that are rare in the modern era.

[@gmako74]

Was thinking the very same thing. Compared to these snowflakes we got running around today this guy is a legend!

[@alexismarquez3674]

EDDIE RICKENBACKER SAID - I CAN GIVE A SIX-WORD FORMULA FOR SUCCESS; THINK THINGS THROUGH - THEN FOLLOW THROUGH.

[@chrisbisauta138]

Great video! From Mr. B's Class at the Hope Technology School in Palo Alto CA!

[@harpmanb]

On ground strafing, a hazardous occupation, Eddie said it was "the time of my life." On striking an enemy gunpit: "The most amusing little party I ever attended." Rickenbacker and Nungesser are definitely my two favorite pilots. Smart, fearless, funny, and patriots.

[@Outlier999]

Nungesser was a ladies' man. Rickenbacker was a family man.

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

I’m reading his autobiography. Unbelievable. He was not Pershing’s driver as mentioned in the history books. He did drive other military leaders at that time though. Survived countless near death experiences before, during and after WW1! He did so much, invented, designed, machinery, cars, planes. He owned car companies (Started Rickenbacker line of cars), Indianapolis 500 Speedway, and airlines. And I’m only 1/2 way into the book.

[@Outlier999]

It has long been rumored that Rickenbacker shot down more planes than he was credited for. He was behind enemy lines and there were no witnesses and gun cameras had not been invented yet. He never claimed credit for them and never confirmed or denied the rumors. He was more interested in training his men and teaching them to act as a team. He was very successful in that.

[@michaeloconnor6683]

His memoirs -- Fighting the Flying Circus -- describes the incredible detail that ALL aviators went thru to get confirmation on a kill , including statements and eyewitness testimony from the Germans. I would imagine pilots on both sides had more kills than they were credited with. Makes you stop and think, did The Red Baron have more than 80 kills? Probably.

[@bmfilmnut]

Turn dowm the music volume!!!

[@blackhawkswincup2010]

Rick never drove for Pershing. He drove for Billy Mitchell before he got into the air. Check it out in his autobiography: "The truth is, I never did drive for the General (Pershing)."

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

True, you are correct, I just read that.

[@bashlol9988]

I am related to Eddie Richenbacker, my grandma is obsessed with stuff like ancestry.com and her last name is Richenbacker.

[@USAFmuseum]

That's awesome!!!

[@blackhawkswincup2010]

I lived in Switzerland back in the 70s, and there are at least five different villages with the name of Rickenbach.

[@PalmettoNDN]

What's with the deafening music level?

[@USAFmuseum]

I think it's under 12 DB on my VU meter.

[@Qingeaton]

@@USAFmuseum It competes with the dialog at about an equal measure.

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

Awesome pilot

[@Dog.soldier1950]

My grandfathers CO in the 94th

[@lucky43113]

Flying saucers are real. Too many good men have seen them, that don’t have hallucinations. - Captain Edward 'Eddie' Rickenbacker

[@oconnormart]

I would be nice to hear the narration over the excessively loud background music.

[@LEGOGUY912YTCraneCo]

Cool!

[@Qingeaton]

I have heard accounts of the men who flew these type planes switching out one of the 303 guns for one that fired an 11mm round that had phosphorus bearing rounds that would ignite observation balloons instead of just going through them.

[@Addicted-To-Protein]

My grandpas grandpa was eddies mechanic.

[@alexismarquez3674]

EDDIE RICKENBACKER MADE IT EASIER TO EXPLAIN "GOOD THOUGHTS".

[@michaelquintana7142]

He makes popcorn too??

[@alexismarquez3674]

THIS IS USUAL.

[@MikeStanley4]

Eddie would have loved President Trump #MAGA

[@elainepickering3844]

Don't speak ill of the dead.

[@michaelaluna7684]

I certainly hope so🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸