Eddie Rickenbacker didn't know whether he and 7 others would ever be rescued after their plane went down in the Pacific Ocean in 1942. (Association of the United States Army) It was on November 13, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eddie Rickenbacker greets his mother, Lizzie, at Union Station upon returning home from Europe in 1919. Edward "Eddie" Vernon ...

On this day in aviation history, 107 years ago (October 30, 1918), noted American aviator Eddie Rickenbacker scored his final aerial victory. Edward was born on October 8, 1890, in Columbus, Ohio, to ...

"Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how ...

Eddie Rickenbacker (1890–1973) had a knack for danger and an affinity for new technology. He had, according to him, 135 scrapes with death. His passion for speed, whether in cars or in airplanes, was ...

Ever since his return to the U.S. from his near-fatal Pacific mission, lean, tough Captain Eddie Rickenbacker has been making speeches which compared the spirit and fighting of U.S. soldiers in the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Captain Edward V. "Eddie" Rickenbacker was a self-taught automotive engineer, an American fighter ace in World War I, and Medal of Honor recipient ...

The Army merely announced that late in the afternoon of Oct. 21 Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s plane radioed from somewhere in the Southwest Pacific that there was only one hour’s supply of gasoline ...

Brexton Busch delivered the command for the Kyle Busch Classic at the Las Vegas Bullring. MotorBiscuit Kurt Busch Set For Honorary Pace Laps at Las Vegas Kurt Busch will serve as the honorary pace car ...

Quote of the Day by Eddie Rickenbacker: “Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared” Quote Introduction This powerful quote by Eddie Rickenbacker ...

Edward "Eddie" Vernon Rickenbacker is a Columbus native who became a World War I flying ace, a Medal of Honor recipient and a pioneering figure in aviation. He was born on October 8, 1890, in the ...