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Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don't drop out. If you do drop out, you are a dead man, and dropping out means, usually, that you have made a mistake or let go of your grip.

Eddie Rickenbacker

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Eddie Rickenbacker
Age: 82 †
Born: 1890
Born: October 8
Died: 1973
Died: July 23
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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
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