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A SPAD S.XIII of the American 103rd Aero Squadron - note exposed aileron bellcrank protruding from lower wing, also used for the A.2 "pulpit fighter" and S.VII. A SPAD S.XIII at Air Service Production Center No. 2, Romorantin Aerodrome, France, 1918. To enable a two-hour endurance, the S.XIII was fitted with several underbelly fuel tanks held ...
13th Aero Squadron – SPAD XII Insignia of Jasta 18, a main German opponent of the 13th in September 1918 The 13th was charged with protection of the St. Mihiel sector, and its pilots soon were active in intercepting and attacking enemy aircraft that attempted reconnaissance over Allied lines.
Arms of Baracca family. Count Francesco Baracca (9 May 1888 – 19 June 1918) was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I.He was credited with 34 aerial victories. The emblem he wore side by side on his plane of a black horse prancing on its two rear hooves inspired Enzo Ferrari to use it on his racing car and later in his automotive company.
Baer was the sole ace of the AEF, with nearly one-third of all victories, but he was shot down in a fight with eight Albatros D.Va fighters of the Leutnant der Reserve August Raben-led Jasta 18 near Laventie on 22 May, after Gefreiter Deberitz of Jasta 18 severed the flight control cables of Baer's SPAD VII with the gunfire from his Albatros ...
Georges Guynemer was, as has already been noted, highly successful with the SPAD S.XII, as well as the SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.XIII. At the end of the First World War, all 1,152 single-seat fighters on the strength of French front line air units were SPAD 13s. Nearly 900 SPAD XIII fighters were reported as being used in American service.
The museum's small exhibit honoring Luke also contains his flying goggles, the gunsight from his last SPAD, documents written by Luke, and other personal items. The museum's Early Years Gallery displays a fully restored SPAD XIII of the type flown by Luke. Eddie Rickenbacker said of Luke:
Colonel René Paul Fonck (27 March 1894 – 18 June 1953) was a French aviator who ended the First World War as the top Entente fighter ace and, when all succeeding aerial conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries are also considered, Fonck still holds the title of "all-time Allied Ace of Aces".
SPAD S.XIII: France: fighter: 1917 [140] [142] SPAD S.XIV: France: fighter: 1917 [143] ... Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War 1. London: Jane's Publishing Company.