BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10089 - Captain Eddie Rickenbacker American Aviator WWI

Name: BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10089 - Captain Eddie Rickenbacker American Aviator WWI
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A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\n\nFOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL \""TOY\"" SOLDIERS).\n\nBRAND NEW IN BOX\n BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10089 - Captain Eddie Rickenbacker American Aviator WWI\n\nAs the United States\u2019 most successful fighter ace of World War I, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was credited with 26 aerial combat victories. Even as a young man, he exhibited a strong thrill seeking behaviour \u2013 he tried to \u201Cfly\u201D a bicycle outfitted with an umbrella off of a barn roof and drove in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. It was as a driver that Rickenbacker first served in France but soon finagled his way into flight school. He was chosen over several senior rank fliers to head the 94th Aero Squadron, nicknamed the Hat-in-the-Ring Gang. There he emphasized three core principles: Never attack unless t;