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National Air and Space Museum Archives
94th Aero Squadron Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0005
- Dates:
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1918-1919
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.25 Cubic feet1 slim legal document box
- Repository:
The 94th Aero Squadron, one of the first American pursuit squadrons to operate over the Western Front and see combat, was highly publicized in American print media and became one of the most famous squadrons in the United States Army Air Service. This collection consists of material documenting the activities of the 94th Aero Squadron in France during World War I, and includes daily operations orders, combat reports, reconnaissance reports, citations and commendations, and lists of officers, pilots, and official victories of the unit.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of material documenting the activities of the 94th Aero Squadron in France during World War I. These records were collected by Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker and include daily operations orders, combat reports, reconnaissance reports, citations and commendations, and lists of officers, pilots, and official victories of the unit. Rickenbacker may have obtained some of the material in the collection from Mr. M. J. Grossman.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by type of record, and is arranged chronilogically within each folder.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The 94th Aero Squadron, one of the first American pursuit squadrons to operate over the Western Front and see combat, was highly publicized in American print media and became one of the most famous squadrons in the United States Army Air Service. Several air aces and notable pilots served with the 94th Aero Squadron including Gervais Raoul Lufbery, Douglas Campbell, Reed Chambers, Harvey Weir Cook, James Armand Meissner, and Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker, the United States' top scoring flying ace of World War I.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from National Air and Space Museum Department of Aeronautics, 1986, NASM.1987.0005.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2025.
Digital Content
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Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
94th Aero Squadron Collection, NASM.1987.0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Air pilots | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1914-1918 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Military records | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| United States. Army. Air Service. 1st Pursuit Group. 94th Aero Squadron | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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