In 1916, German fighter planes dominated the skies over the Western Front during World War I. In response, the French enhanced their earlier SPAD design to create the SPAD XIII — a faster, stronger, and more capable fighter. Today, one of these remarkable aircraft is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. This SPAD XIII has been carefully restored and painted to represent the plane flown by Captain Edward Rickenbacker, America’s top World War I ace and
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In 1916, German fighter planes dominated the skies over the Western Front during World War I. In response, the French enhanced their earlier SPAD design to create the SPAD XIII — a faster, stronger, and more capable fighter. Today, one of these remarkable aircraft is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. This SPAD XIII has been carefully restored and painted to represent the plane flown by Captain Edward Rickenbacker, America’s top World War I ace and
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