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Rickenbacker aviation legend dies at 82 in Zurich
Eddie Rickenbacker world war one ace and aviation pioneer died at Neuminster Hospital in Zurich at 82. A heart attack is suspected. he had arrived with his wife days earlier after long illness and prior hospital stay in Miami. Born October 8 1890 in Columbus Ohio he rose from rags to riches, flew biplanes and became head of Eastern Air Lines, racing driver, war hero and political conservative figure. He shot down 26 enemy planes in world war one and led the Hat in the Ring squadron while earning the Medal of Honor and other honors.
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