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Fighting the Flying Circus

Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 - 1973)

This is the WWI memoirs of Medal of Honor winner, Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. The circus mentioned in the title refers to the German squadron commanded by the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. (Introduction by Brett W. Downey)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, War & Military, Memoirs

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	01 - INTRODUCING ARCHY	Brett W. Downey	00:15:14
Play 02	02 - THE AERODROME	Brett W. Downey	00:17:21
Play 03	03 - OUR FIRST SORTIES	Brett W. Downey	00:24:28
Play 04	04 - DOWNING MY FIRST HUN	Brett W. Downey	00:12:25
Play 05	05 - JIMMY MEISSNER STRIPS HIS WINGS	Brett W. Downey	00:17:12
Play 06	06 - JIMMY HALL'S LAST FIGHT	Brett W. Downey	00:15:59
Play 07	07 - NEW RESPONSIBILITIES	Brett W. Downey	00:13:38
Play 08	08 - A VICTORY AND A NARROW ESCAPE	Brett W. Downey	00:15:08
Play 09	09 - DOWN IN FLAMES	Brett W. Downey	00:15:32
Play 10	10 - LUFBERY IS KILLED	Brett W. Downey	00:16:04
Play 11	11 - SQUADRON FESTIVITIES	Brett W. Downey	00:17:33
Play 12	12 - JIMMY MEISSNER AGAIN	Brett W. Downey	00:15:11
Play 13	13 - AMERICA'S FIRST ACE	Brett W. Downey	00:15:05
Play 14	14 - RUMPLER NUMBER l6	Brett W. Downey	00:16:40
Play 15	15 - CAMPBELL'S LAST FIGHT	Brett W. Downey	00:17:10
Play 16	16 - BECOMING AN ACE	Brett W. Downey	00:16:50
Play 17	17 - A PERPLEXING BANK OF FOG	Brett W. Downey	00:14:27
Play 18	18 - STRAFING THE DRACHEN	Brett W. Downey	00:17:05
Play 19	19 - THE CHATEAU-THIERRY SALIENT	Brett W. Downey	00:17:17
Play 20	20 - THE DEATH OF QUENTIN ROOSEVELT	Brett W. Downey	00:19:08
Play 21	21 - THE FLYING CIRCUS SCORES HEAVILY	Brett W. Downey	00:14:51
Play 22	22 - OUR SPADS ARRIVE	Brett W. Downey	00:17:18
Play 23	23 - BACK CLOSE TO VERDUN	Brett W. Downey	00:16:34
Play 24	24 - THE ST. MIHIEL DRIVE	Brett W. Downey	00:19:26
Play 25	25 - AMERICAN ACE OF ACES	Brett W. Downey	00:17:24
Play 26	26 - CAPTAIN OF THE HAT-IN-THE-RING SQUADRON	Brett W. Downey	00:16:32
Play 27	27 - AN EVENTFUL D DAY	Brett W. Downey	00:17:56
Play 28	28 - FRANK LUKE STRAFES HIS LAST BALLOON	Brett W. Downey	00:16:14
Play 29	29 - A NIGHT-MISSION	Brett W. Downey	00:17:29
Play 30	30 - A DAY'S WORK SIX VICTORIES	Brett W. Downey	00:18:06
Play 31	31 - SEEING THE WAR	Brett W. Downey	00:18:00
Play 32	32 - A REGULAR DOG-FIGHT	Brett W. Downey	00:18:31
Play 33	33 - AN AEROPLANE MOVIE SHOW	Brett W. Downey	00:18:46
Play 34	34 - AN OVER-ZEALOUS ALLY	Brett W. Downey	00:16:17
Play 35	35 - THE END DRAWS NEAR	Brett W. Downey	00:17:08
Play 36	36 - LAST VICTORY OF THE GREAT WAR	Brett W. Downey	00:16:34

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