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Description
Title
Orville
Wright
,
Eddie
Rickenbacker
and
R.W
. "
Shorty
"
Schroeder
Photograph
Subject
Transportation
Flight
Aeronautics
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Fighter pilots
Air pilots
United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 94th
Place
Dayton (Ohio)
Montgomery County (Ohio)
Columbus (Ohio)
Franklin County (Ohio)
Description
This
7.5
"
x
9.5
"
(19.05
x
24.13
cm)
photograph
shows
three
of the
most
important
figures
of
Ohio
aviation
.
Pictured
from
left
to
right
are
Orville
Wright
,
Edward
"
Eddie
"
V
.
Rickenbacker
, and
Captain
Rudolph
W
. "
Shorty
"
Schroeder
.
Orville
Wright
(1871-1948)
and his
brother
Wilbur
pioneered
flight
and
invented
the
first
heavier-than-air
aircraft
capable
of
sustained
flight
.
Rickenbacker
(1890-1973)
was
America's
highest
scoring
ace
in
World
War
I
and a
Medal
of
Honor
recipient
.
Schroeder
gained
national
fame
for his
high-altitude
flights
at
McCook
Field
in
Dayton
,
Ohio
where
he
reached
a
height
of
33,114
feet
in
1920
. These
dangerous
flights
were
instrumental
in the
development
of
higher-performance
fighter
aircraft
used
in
World
War
II
.
Date of Original
1915
-
1925
circa
Source
Audiovisual material
67-076 Schroeder, R.W.
Submitting Institution
National Museum of the United States Air Force
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Type
StillImage
File Name
Om2697_1974741_001.tif
Image Height
2249
Image Width
2889
File Size
643.589 KB
Full Text
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Format
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