Fighting the Flying Circus

by Eddie Rickenbacker · Free audiobook · 36 chapters

LibriVox recording of Fighting the Flying Circus, by Eddie Rickenbacker. Read by Brett W. Downey. This is the WWI memoirs of Medal of Honor winner, Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron. The circus mentioned in the title refers to the German squadron commanded by the famous Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. (Introduction by Brett W. Downey) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (279MB)

Chapters

• 1. 01 - INTRODUCING ARCHY15:14
• 2. 02 - THE AERODROME17:21
• 3. 03 - OUR FIRST SORTIES24:28
• 4. 04 - DOWNING MY FIRST HUN12:25
• 5. 05 - JIMMY MEISSNER STRIPS HIS WINGS17:12
• 6. 06 - JIMMY HALL'S LAST FIGHT15:59
• 7. 07 - NEW RESPONSIBILITIES13:38
• 8. 08 - A VICTORY AND A NARROW ESCAPE15:08
• 9. 09 - DOWN IN FLAMES15:32
• 10. 10 - LUFBERY IS KILLED16:04
• 11. 11 - SQUADRON FESTIVITIES17:33
• 12. 12 - JIMMY MEISSNER AGAIN15:11
• 13. 13 - AMERICA'S FIRST ACE15:05
• 14. 14 - RUMPLER NUMBER l616:40
• 15. 15 - CAMPBELL'S LAST FIGHT17:10
• 16. 16 - BECOMING AN ACE16:50
• 17. 17 - A PERPLEXING BANK OF FOG14:27
• 18. 18 - STRAFING THE DRACHEN17:05
• 19. 19 - THE CHATEAU-THIERRY SALIENT17:17
• 20. 20 - THE DEATH OF QUENTIN ROOSEVELT19:08
• 21. 21 - THE FLYING CIRCUS SCORES HEAVILY14:51
• 22. 22 - OUR SPADS ARRIVE17:18
• 23. 23 - BACK CLOSE TO VERDUN16:34
• 24. 24 - THE ST. MIHIEL DRIVE19:26
• 25. 25 - AMERICAN ACE OF ACES17:24
• 26. 26 - CAPTAIN OF THE HAT-IN-THE-RING SQUADRON16:32
• 27. 27 - AN EVENTFUL D DAY17:56
• 28. 28 - FRANK LUKE STRAFES HIS LAST BALLOON16:14
• 29. 29 - A NIGHT-MISSION17:29
• 30. 30 - A DAY'S WORK SIX VICTORIES18:06
• 31. 31 - SEEING THE WAR18:00
• 32. 32 - A REGULAR DOG-FIGHT18:31
• 33. 33 - AN AEROPLANE MOVIE SHOW18:46
• 34. 34 - AN OVER-ZEALOUS ALLY16:17
• 35. 35 - THE END DRAWS NEAR17:08
• 36. 36 - LAST VICTORY OF THE GREAT WAR16:35