The first newspaper report that Rickenbacker was missing was on Saturday, October 24, 1942, after the War Department announced that the plane, a B-17D Flying Fortress, was overdue on a flight between Oahu island, Hawaii and another Pacific Island. The last message from the plane was that it had one
Eddie Rickenbacker Critically Injured Eddie Rickenbacker, who led a consortium to buy the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1927, was critically injured in a crash of an Eastern Air Lines DC3 on approach to the Atlanta airport on February 27, 1941. Rickenbacker, the president of Eastern Air Lines, was on his
Stuart Codling, a motorsports journalist, has covered Formula 1 racing since 2001. He has multiple books including The Story of Cars, a four book set detailing not only Maserati but also Bentley, Ferrari, and Porsche. Published in 2025, the book is a little gem. It measures just 7.3 inches
One of the most colorful characters at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was “Umbrella” Mike Boyle. Boyle was the powerful force behind Chicago’s International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He also started Boyle Valve Company, a supplier of auto parts. Before his first Indianapolis 500, Boyle was already the powerful leader