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Lt. Frank Luke, The Phoenix, Arizona flier from World War I

65-4040 (untitled)
Accession Number
65-4040
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Armed forces officers
World War, 1914-1918
HST Keywords
France - Freidel, Frank - World War I collection - Aviators; World War I - General file
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Description
Lt. Frank Luke, the Phoenix, Arizona flier who is running Lt. Eddie Rickenbacker a spirited race for the honor of being called the "ACE" of the American fliers overseas. His particular specialty is destroying German Observation balloons. Lt. Luke brought down three German observation balloons in thirty five minutes. Shortly after this he was brought down by a German anti-aircraft gun. Donor: Frank Freidel, who purchased the photographs from the National Archives.
Date(s)
1918