Flying Heros of World War I Info Poster 2022 by Walter Davis https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots Do a google search for a flying hero of World war I from the chapter and pick one you find interesting. Link the image to a padlet pad and title it with your name. Describe what you find interesting about the hero and 3 factoids. May also Link to a video from youtube also . en-us 2020-10-07 11:35:52 UTC 2022-10-27 11:20:30 UTC hello@padlet.com How to post on this padlet https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/1317622599 https://padlet.com/support/padlets_howtopost ]]> 2021-03-16 19:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/1317622599 Frances Hutto frahut1557 https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2098684827 I found it Interesting that  Eddie Rickenbacker was the United States' most successful fighter ace in the war.

FACTS
1-Rickenbacker earned the nickname “Ace of Aces” because he shot down twenty-two airplanes and four balloons during the war.
2-Eddie Rickenbacker had an impressive 26 kills during WWI.
3-Eddie Rickenbacker  was born in October   8th , 1890
4-Eddie Rickenbacker died on July 23, 1973]]> 2022-03-16 19:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2098684827 Kristen Bone https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2350961156 Interesting Facts:

Luke Frank was one of the most highly skilled and aggressive pilots in World War one and Americas number one ace when he was shot down over France in September 1918.

He managed to shoot and kill seven Germans after being shot in the chest.

Luke and the three pilots accompanying him had been transferred from flying non combat missions in the rear to aerial combat duty at the front.

Factoids:

Luke's career as a combat pilot was short; he died just 17 days after his first kill.

In his time he shot down fifteen balloons and three airplanes.

In November of  1917 he completed his first solo flight in San Diego, graduated and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant some time after that.


]]> 2022-10-21 16:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2350961156 Jonaejah James https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2354151157 Interesting Facts:


In 1916, a group of American volunteers formed the Escadrille Américaine (shortly to be renamed N-124 Escadrille Lafayette) to aid France's war effort against the Germans. The squadron was renamed at the request of the American Secretary of War after heavy protest from Germany that an American squadron was a violation of the United States' neutrality. The squadron was largely made up of upper-class Americans with little flight experience. Lufbery, as an American citizen with aeronautics experience, was recruited and joined the unit on 24 May 1916 and was assigned a Nieuport fighter.

Factoids:
Raoul Lufbery was a world traveler who visited every continent on earth in just 33 years of life, an early aviation pioneer.

He also had two pet lions named Whiskey and Soda that served as squadron mascots and followed him around like puppy dogs. 

He grew up working at some little chocolate factory, but when eating candy all day got  too boring this guy left home and went to travel the world getting fired from a series of weird random jobs.



]]> 2022-10-24 18:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2354151157 Kaydyn MacKenzie https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2355819675 Interesting Facts:
1:Guynemer was lionized by the French press and became a national hero.

2:Guynemer was embarrassed by the attention he was given, but his shyness only increased the public's appetite to know everything about him.

3:Guynemer sighted five machines of the Albatros type D-3. ]]> 2022-10-25 16:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2355819675 Ray Truluck https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2355961539 Jean Chaput
Information from Wikipedia
Jean Chaput - Wikipedia
He served in the army infantry beginning in 1913. He transferred to aviation in 1914. He qualified as a pilot by February 1915, was assigned to Escadrille 28, and scored his first victory on 12 June 1915 while piloting a Caudron. He was awarded the Médaille militaire for this action. Three days later, he was wounded. On 10 July, he suffered the first of two serious wounds that would cause lengthy interruptions in his flying career. He did not return to duty until January 1916.
Interesting facts:
Chaput was awarded the Belgian Croix de guerre on 13 September 1917 and the British Military Cross on 17 April 1918. He also won multiple awards of his native France's Croix de Guerre.

"Sergent pilot of Escadrille C28. A pilot of extraordinary skill, courage, sang-froid, and devotion, Recently experienced, other than service in artillery reconnaissance, very efficient service in aerial pursuit. Never hesitated on several occasions, during the operations from 7 to 13 June 1915, to give pursuit to enemy planes better armed than himself. Returned on the 12th [June] with his plane riddled by machine gun bullets after having forced his adversary to land."

"Temporary Sous Lieutenant of Escadrille N57. Pilot of admirable audacity and sang-froid. He has had for more than a year daily, aerial combats during the course of which he downed four German planes. On 12 June 1915; 18 March, 30 April and 22 May 1916. Already cited four times in orders."

]]> 2022-10-25 18:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2355961539 manfred von richthofen https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2357176778 Manfred von Richthofen—better known as the “Red Baron”—was the top scoring flying ace of World War I, with 80 aerial victories between September 1916 and his death in April 1918. The reason they called manfred von the red baron because he was the deadliest ace around. And the reason why his plane was red is to help men recognize his plane.]]> 2022-10-26 12:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2357176778 troy davis Eddie Rickenbacker https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2357293700 He was named commander of the 94th, the "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, on September 24, 1918. The following day, Eddie shot down two more German airplanes, victories for which the U.S. government awarded him a belated Congressional Medal of Honor in 1930. ]]> 2022-10-26 13:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2357293700 Mekhi Britton https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2357948850 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". He received confirmation for 75 victories (72 solo and three shared)[1] out of 142 claims.[2] Taking into account his probable claims, Fonck's final tally could conceivably be nearer 100 or above.[3] He was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1918 and later a Commander of the Legion of Honor after the war, and raised again to the dignity of Grand Officer.]]> 2022-10-26 20:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/walter_davis1/wwipilots/wish/2357948850