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| Title | Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker with plane, Seattle, n.d. |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | n.d. |
| Caption | Edward 'Eddie' Rickenbacker, nicknamed the Ace of Aces, was an accomplished WWI pilot with 26 official victories and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. After the war, he bought the Indianapolis Speedway, and later, became president of Eastern Airlines. Rickenbacker was onboard a B-17 bomber in October of 1942 for a secret mission when the plane was shot down, requiring Rickenbacker and companions to survive for 24 days afloat in life rafts. After WWII, Rickenbacker and other members of an association of pilots and WW air veterans provided informal lectures to the new aspiring aviators who had been involved in the Pacific and European fronts. |
| Notes | Typed on verso: Eddie Rickenbacker standing by plane. |
| Subjects | Air pilots--American--Washington (State)--Seattle; Biplanes--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS12545 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 7 1/4 x 9 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
