Hamilton cadet earns Civil Air Patrol promotion Sep 17, 2009
Parsons has earned the Unit Citation (Squadron Award 2008), Eddie Rickenbacker Achievement, Mary Feik Achievement, General Hap Arnold Achievement, and the General J. F. Curry Achievement ribbons ... The Captain Eddie Rickenbacker award is named after the famed WWI American Ace of Aces. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Bruce MartinINSIDE RACING Jul 8, 2009
At that time, it appeared that George -- the grandson Tony Hulman, the man who saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when he purchased it from Eddie Rickenbacker in 1945 -- was willing to gamble the popularity of the "World's Most Famous Race Course" in an effort to gain control of the sport. That gamble led many to believe George was either going to ruin it all or own it all. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Robert Gates: Secretary of Hilarity! May 29, 2009
They said I should definitely mention Billy Mitchell and Curtis LeMay and Hap Arnold and Eddie Rickenbacker and Dick Bong and Steve Ritchie and the Doolittle Raiders and the Flying Tigers and the Tuskegee Airmen, and even Old Chicagos and Phantom Canyon and Hap's Place. I told them I wasn't sure I could work them all in, but I'd do my best. (Time.com)
The Brickyard at 100: Retaining tradition, embracing innovation May 22, 2009
" By the same token, those guys probably couldn't imagine racing in today's lower-slung cars, let alone blasting a record lap of 237.498 mph as two-time winner Arie Luyendyk did in winning the 1996 pole before finishing 16th. Ever-evolving facility Speedway ownership has changed hands three times. The four founders sold the track to world famous pilot Eddie Rickenbacker in 1927 for roughly $750,000, the same price he sold it for in 1945 to Terre Haute, Ind., businessman Tony Hulman. At the time... (USA Today -- Sports)
Philip Posillico receives Neil Armstrong Award May 21, 2009
In addition to the Unit Citation, Posillico has earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement, General Hap Arnold Achievement, Mary Feik Achievement, Wright Brothers Achievement, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Achievement, Charles Lindbergh Achievement, General Jimmy Doolittle Achievement, Dr. Robbert Goddard Achievement, Red Service Ribbon, one Encampment Award, the VFW Civil Air Patrol Officer Award and his Cadet Solo Wings. The Neil Armstrong Award is the fifth achievement in the Leadership Phase of... (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway marks 100 years May 7, 2009
"The thinking was 'We need a track so we can push them to the limits at all times.' How did you find the weak link? You just stood on it till it broke and then you took it back to the factory to find out how it broke.'' Fisher had bigger plans, though, and over the decades the speedway has often transcended auto racing alone. The first event at the speedway, in fact, was a helium balloon competition. In June 1910, Orville Wright was flying planes over the facility at the United States' first... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Indy Turns 100 May 6, 2009
During World War I, the track served as an Army aviation depot to repair planes, and then-owner Eddie Rickenbacker, a World War I flying ace, offered it up for the same purpose during World War II.. By the end of that war, the track nearly ended up on history's scrap heap. (Fox News)
Paul Harvey stop one of many for big names at festival Apr 4, 2009
Jimmy said he thinks another year the speaker was either Eddie Rickenbacker, the famed ace fighter pilot, or Jimmy Doolittle, another famous flier, especially known for the Doolittle Raid on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor. While thinking of famous people who d visited the area, Jimmy recalled he saw the famous actor Erroll Flynn in New Iberia once, promoting the sale of war bonds. (New Iberia, LA)
Stop the presses! Reporter Pam Smith retires Feb 15, 2009
" Her career launched early on with a bang. It happened when she was assigned to interview Eddie Rickenbacker, the American fighter ace from World War I. She was only a junior in high school at the time. "I asked him about girls flying and he glared at me and said 'No. No. No. Period,'" Smith said, laughing. "So I used just that for the (beginning) of my story and they put it on the front page of the newspaper the next day. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
