Frank Luke

Frank Luke Jr. (May 19, 1897 in Phoenix, Arizona – September 29, 1918 near Murvaux, France) was an American World War I fighter pilot, ranking second only to Eddie Rickenbacker in number of enemy aircraft shot down during the war.

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Luke, like Rickenbacker, was a first-generation American, born to immigrants. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on September 25, 1917 and received his flight training in January 1918. Commissioned a Second Lieutenant, he went to France, where he was assigned to the 27th Pursuit Squadron. He was simultaneously admired and disliked for his tendency to fly alone.

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