Known as the leading American air ace and most decorated U.S. soldier of the First World War, Eddie Rickenbacker required a different kind of courage when he and the crew of a B-17 had to ditch in the Pacific Ocean in October 1942. It is a harrowing story of survival at sea.
Originally produced in March 2018, I have since discovered quite a lot of extra footage of Rickenbacker that I did not have when the video was first produced, including footage of the rescue. Clips from the the USAAF training film “Ditch and Live” have also been included.
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USAAF training film “Ditch and Live:” https://archive.org/details/DitchAndLive
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