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94th Aero Squadron Collection

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Names
United States. Army. Air Service. 1st Pursuit Group. 94th Aero Squadron
Former owner
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
Topic
Aeronautics, Military
Air pilots
World War, 1914-1918
Provenance
Transferred from National Air and Space Museum Department of Aeronautics, 1986, NASM.1987.0005.
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94th Aero Squadron Collection
Summary
The 94th Aero Squadron, one of the first American pursuit squadrons to operate over the Western Front and see combat, was highly publicized in American print media and became one of the most famous squadrons in the United States Army Air Service. This collection consists of material documenting the activities of the 94th Aero Squadron in France during World War I, and includes daily operations orders, combat reports, reconnaissance reports, citations and commendations, and lists of officers, pilots, and official victories of the unit.
Biographical / Historical
The 94th Aero Squadron, one of the first American pursuit squadrons to operate over the Western Front and see combat, was highly publicized in American print media and became one of the most famous squadrons in the United States Army Air Service. Several air aces and notable pilots served with the 94th Aero Squadron including Gervais Raoul Lufbery, Douglas Campbell, Reed Chambers, Harvey Weir Cook, James Armand Meissner, and Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker, the United States' top scoring flying ace of World War I.
Extent
0.25 Cubic feet (1 slim legal document box)
Date
1918-1919
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.1987.0005
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Military records
Citation
94th Aero Squadron Collection, NASM.1987.0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by type of record, and is arranged chronilogically within each folder.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2025.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Genre/Form
Military records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of material documenting the activities of the 94th Aero Squadron in France during World War I. These records were collected by Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker and include daily operations orders, combat reports, reconnaissance reports, citations and commendations, and lists of officers, pilots, and official victories of the unit. Rickenbacker may have obtained some of the material in the collection from Mr. M. J. Grossman.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1738351800787-1738351801052-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21f0542b5-9080-4e6c-9d07-e75291da4d55

In the Collection

  • Extracts from General Orders

  • History of the 94th Aero Squadron

  • Roster of Pilots, Officers

  • Record of Confirmations

  • Combat Reports, Requests for Confirmations

  • Combat and Reconnaissance Reports

  • Operations Orders

  • Citations and Commendations

  • Operations Reports

  • Total Victories and Combats of Pilots

NASM-9A20972-A: 94th Fighter Squadron (94th Aero Squadron) insignia, 1945; Pesco Aviation Insignia Calendar 1945-1946, NASM.XXXX.1096.
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