Eddie V. Rickenbacker WWI Diary
Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker's 1918 wartime diary entry. (04/14/1918). Got started this morning while waiting for patrol leader who came up then landed so I took same out to the lines. Saw nothing on descending found clouds making it very difficult to find home. After arriving an alert came in that enemy planes were near. Lt. Campbell [and] Lt. [Alan F.] Winslow went up. On arriving 300 meters over the field, two Hun planes came over. Both were engaged and one brought down in flames, the other forced to land very near our field. The first days results.
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