Biographical Sketches

EDWARD "EDDIE" VERNON RICKENBACKER

Born: October 8, 1890    In: Columbus, OH
Died: July 23, 1973    In: Zurich, Switzerland

Enshrined in National Aviation Hall of Fame 2004. Eddie Rickenbacker; Hans Christian Adamson (Macmillan 1946)
Fighting the Flying Circus; Capt Edward V Rickenbacker (Stokes 1919, Doubleday 1965, Avon 1967, Donnelly & Sons 1997, Lakeside 1997)
God Still Answers Prayer; Eddie Rickenbacker & Lind Swarthout (Zondervan 1944)
Rickenbacker; autobiography (Prentice-Hall 1967)
Rickenbacker’s Luck: An American Life; Finis Farr (Houghton Mifflin 1979)
Seven Came Through; Edward V Rickenbacker (Doubleday Doran 1943)

Denotes an individual known to have soloed an aircraft prior to December 16, 1917, whether they were members of the "Early Birds of Aviation" Organization or not.