Frank Luke
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient (1897-1918)
United StatesLived 1897 to 1918 · aged 21Frank Luke Jr. was an American fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service (USAAS) pilots during World War I, after Eddie Rickenbacker. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor and first USAAS ace in a day.
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Luke with his 13th official kill September 18, 1918
Lt. Frank Luke Jr. with his SPAD S.XIII on September 19, 1918.
A SPAD XIII painted to represent the one flown by Frank Luke Jr. The plane is approximately 80% original parts from several aircraft. It is one of five surviving today and is on display in at the 44th Street Sky Train Station of Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport (Shown in its previous location in Terminal 3 in the image).
Frank Luke Jr. Medal of Honor on display in the Early Years Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Luke statue, Phoenix, Arizona, Roger Noble Burnham, sculptor, 1930Awards 2
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Frank Luke Jr. was an American fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service (USAAS) pilots during World War I, after Eddie Rickenbacker. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor and first USAAS ace in a day. Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, a United States Air Force pilot training installation since World War II, is named in his honor.
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