Eddie V. Rickenbacker WWI Diary
Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker's 1918 wartime diary entry. (03/06/1918). The Boy lost yesterday landed well and will start tomorrow. Woke up this A.M. with fine weather after some trouble getting started [on] account of Magnetos. I started for Villeneuve. Had to land again for more gas with another Boy. All the rest started for home. Out of 16 to start, 6 arrived, 3 smashed up on landing, 6 others had forced landings. Rather bad results for the first time. On arriving [in] Villeneuve I found several of my friends had arrived with 94th Squadron.
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