Maybe you’ve heard of the Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron. I only know the name thanks to Charles Schulz and Snoopy. He was Germany’s flying ace of World War I, and he died in combat. Have you ever heard of Eddie Rickenbacker? He was the United States’ flying ace in World War I. But he survived.

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Surviving World War flight missions and the Nazaré waves