Just to put it in perspective, on the list of WW1 "Aces" of all nations Rickenbacker ranks at # 106 with 26 kills. The top aces were:
1. German Manfred v.Richthofen, the "Red Baron",80 victories.
(the little brother Lothar v.R. ranks #40 with 40 kills)
2. French Fonck, 75 victories
3. Canadian Bishop, 72
4. German Udet, 62
All these men started earlier in the 1914-18 war and for most of their time flew much less developed planes with weak, castor-oil-spitting rotary engines, that were prone to disassemble themselves at the slightest mistake of the pilot.
But this thread is now wandering off from the "Goering" gun topic.

Last edited by kuduae; 01/12/11 06:31 PM.