Eddie V. Rickenbacker WWI Diary
Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker's 1918 wartime diary entry. (03/12/1918). Wonderful weather continues. Again bad news over takes the squadron as one of the boys named [illegible] Montgomery who was at Cazeaux with us, later sent to England for Aerial Gunnery course, was killed in his first flight as gunner. Plane caught fire in doing a loop. Threw out the pilot and later crashed to earth with Montgomery fighting for his life. Found the pistons in the Gnome motors defective today having same trouble as was experienced in the old Maxwell racing cars. “Less Confidence.”
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