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Established Florida Airways Corp. which later became Eastern Airlines
Last Surviving American Ace from WW1
BROOKS, Capt. Arthur Ray. (1895-1991). American fighter pilot in WW1. Flew with the 139th and 22nd Sqdn/2nd Pursuit Group/AEF in France. Ace, credited with 6 victories. Brooks took on a squadron of German Fokker planes, single handedly and downed 5 of them in one aerial combat. Very scarce A.N.S. on his name imprinted note pad. He writes: “J.T.B. P.O.B. 464, St. Pete, FL 33731, OK as your request of 17/3/86. Ray Brooks”. Signed in full. A V/F example.........$65.00
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