Rickenbacker
Americannoun
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It was first presented in 1936 by World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, then the track’s owner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Mr Rickenbacker is no longer with us - the dollar is.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
Between bites of his first Seattle dog, lined thick with cream cheese, New Yorker John Rickenbacker said he’s relieved to see the city has a nightlife at all.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023
But for the finished song, the tape was slowed down: melting the edges of each note, making a Rickenbacker guitar sound like a sitar and muddying the ground below Lennon’s voice.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
Rickenbacker became a captain during the last phase of the war and has twenty-four victories over enemy airmen to his credit.
From America's War for Humanity by Russell, Thomas Herbert
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