Louis Edward Curdes
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Louis Edward Curdes
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Louis Edward "Lou" Curdes was an American flying ace of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II who held the unusual distinctions of scoring an official and intentional air-to-air kill against another American aircraft as well as shooting down at least one aircraft from each of the major Axis powers. Curdes grew up having an interest in aviation and would later drop out of college to join the military to become a pilot on December 6, 1941, the day before the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
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American Flying Triple-Axis Ace
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Edward_Curdes
date created:
2017-06-03T01:00:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T07:22:10Z
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