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Rickenbacker

American  
[rik-uhn-bak-er] / ˈrɪk ənˌbæk ər /

noun

  1. Edward Vernon Eddie, 1890–1973, U.S. aviator and aviation executive.


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Looking at the guitar, Marr said many people still associated him most closely with the Rickenbacker, and said he thought most people associated Gallagher with a red Gibson.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Georgia Rickenbacker, Angelina Renteria, Danielle Sanchez and Rylee Gruener hit home runs to lead a 13-hit attack.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

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

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

Eddie Rickenbacker, Reed Landis, Tuper Weyman, Elmer Crowel, Bernard Granville, Douglas Campbell, these and others were the gallant Aces of our Army, flying and fighting daily over the front.

From The Greater Love by George T. McCarthy

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