Eddie V. Rickenbacker WWI Diary
Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker's 1918 wartime diary entry. (05/19/1918). While on an alert with Lt. [Walter W.] Smyth, we crossed over into Germany about 15 miles. Engaged an enemy Albatros byplace who showed good fight then left for home. On arriving at the field, found Major Lufbery, who attacked an enemy byplace over the field [and] had shot him [Lufbery] down in flames. He jumped out of the plane when 1000 meters from the ground. Killed instantly. Lt. Campbell brought down his second Boche this morning in our lines, a byplace photo plane, killing both.
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