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- The 94th Aero Squadron was the United States Army Air Service designation for the current 94th Fighter Squadron that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a Day Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron as part of the 1st Pursuit Group, First United States Army. Its mission was to engage and clear enemy aircraft from the skies and provide escort to reconnaissance and bombardment squadrons over enemy territory. It also attacked enemy observation balloons and performed close air support and tactical bombing attacks of enemy forces along the front lines. The squadron was one of the first American pursuit squadrons to reach the Western Front and see combat, becoming one of the most famous. The 94th was highly publicized in the American print media of the time, and its exploits "over there" were widely reported on the home front. Its squadron emblem, the "Hat in the Ring" became a symbol in the minds of the American Public of the American Air Service of World War I. Three notable air aces served with the squadron, Eddie Rickenbacker, who was awarded almost every decoration attainable, including the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross. Douglas Campbell was the first American trained pilot to become an air ace. He shared the honor of having the first official victory over an enemy aircraft with Alan Winslow. Another squadron member, Raoul Lufbery, attained 17 aerial victories before leaping to his death from a fiery Nieuport 28 aircraft in May 1918. After the 1918 Armistice with Germany, the squadron returned to the United States in June 1919 and became part of the permanent United States Army Air Service in 1921. The current United States Air Force unit which holds its lineage and history is the 94th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 1st Operations Group, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia. (en)
- 94th Aero Squadron - 94 Aero – jednostka United States Army Air Service z okresu I wojny światowej. (pl)
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- Nieuport 28, 1918 (en)
- Spad XIII, 1918–19 (en)
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- SPAD XIII and pilots of the 94th Aero Squadron, Foucaucourt Aerodrome, France, November 1918 (en)
- Identified pilots are: 1LT Reed Chambers, Capt James Meissner, 1LT Eddie Rickenbacker, 1LT TC Taylor and 1LT JH Eastman (en)
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- French Croix de Guerre with Palm (en)
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- Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker (en)
- Capt. John Owen Donaldson (en)
- Capt.Field Eugene Kindley (en)
- Lt. Alfred A. Grant (en)
- Maj. John W. F. Huffer (en)
- Maj. Kenneth Marr (en)
- Maj. Raoul Lufbery (en)
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- (***Peterson had a total of 6 confirmed aerial victories, 1 of them shared. 1 victory was with N.124 of the French Air Service before joining the 94th AS, 2 after transferring to the 95th Aero Squadron.)
* Capt. Samuel Kaye, Jr., 4 confirmed, 3 probable.
* Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker, 26 (en)
- (*Lufbery had a total of 16 confirmed aerial victories, 3 probables, 3 of them shared. All of his confirmed victories were earned while with N.124 of the French Air Service before he joined the 94th Aero Squadron.)
* Capt. James A. Meissner, 4 ** (en)
- (**Meissner had a total of 8 confirmed aerial victories, 4 of them shared. 4 of the victories came after he was transferred to the 147th Aero Squadron.)
* Maj. David M. Peterson 3*** (en)
- * Enemy Aircraft shot down: 52
* Enemy Balloons shot down: 12
* Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed: 64
Air Aces: 8
* Lt. Douglas Campbell, 6
* Maj. Reed M. Chambers, 7
* Capt. Harvey W. Cook, 7
* Capt. Hamilton Coolidge, 8
* Maj. Gervais R. Lufbery, * (en)
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- 94th Aero Squadron - 94 Aero – jednostka United States Army Air Service z okresu I wojny światowej. (pl)
- The 94th Aero Squadron was the United States Army Air Service designation for the current 94th Fighter Squadron that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a Day Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron as part of the 1st Pursuit Group, First United States Army. Its mission was to engage and clear enemy aircraft from the skies and provide escort to reconnaissance and bombardment squadrons over enemy territory. It also attacked enemy observation balloons and performed close air support and tactical bombing attacks of enemy forces along the front lines. (en)
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- 94th Aero Squadron (en)
- 94th Aero Squadron (pl)
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