Mr Dunn is regarded by many as the first American ace of World War II.

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Eddie Rickenbacker, the World War I ace, bravely founded Eastern Airlines in the late 1930s.

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With no air traffic to worry about, visiting pilots can fly in formation above the spread, stow their planes in his 17, 000-square-foot hangar and, at night, listen to dogfight tales from honored guests like World War II ace Col.

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In 1918, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the "Red Baron, " was killed in action during World War I.

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