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ORIGINAL! RARE! WW1 U.S. AIR SERVICE 94th AERO SQN. "RISING SUN" SPAD PHOTO POST CARD RPPC
WW1 U.S. AIR SERVICE 94th AERO SQUADRON " RISING SUN " SPAD XIII OF LT. JOHN JEFFERS *. PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC
IN SPRING 1919 A RARE VIEW OFU.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE 1ST PURSUIT GROUP'S94th AERO SQUADRON SPAD XIIIFIGHTER PLANE NAMED " RISING SUN " OF LT. JOHN JEFFERS * AS IT SITS IN AN AIRFIELD IN KOBLENZ GERMANY. PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC.
( During early 1919 the pilots of the 94th Aero Squadron decided to paint their SPAD XIIIs. In an attempt to outdo one another they came up with what were termed the "showbirds".A most intriguing design is seen on the aircraft of John Jeffers. The "rising sun" motif radiates out from the star on the fuselage and the roundel on the upper wing. The design repeats on the bottom of the lower wing, however the bottom of the upper wing is left in light yellow of the French five-color camouflage originally carried.)
LOOKING CAREFULLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE YOU CAN SEE THE HAT AND RING EMBLEM OF THE 94th AERO SQUADRONAND THE TWIN .303 CALIBER VICKERS MACHINE GUNS MOUNTED ABOVE THE ENGINE.
THE AIRMAN THAT STANDS NEAR THE LEFT WING TIP MAY BELT. JOHN JEFFERS HIMSELF.
Lt John Jeffers *
1st Pursuit Group
94th Aero Sqn
USAS
Lieutenant Jeffers was credited with 2 aerial victories in WW1.
War Department, General Orders No. 138 (1919)
CITATION:Distinguished Service Cross
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Service) John Jeffers, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 94th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., over the region of Romagne, France, 5 October 1918. While on patrol Lieutenant Jeffers encountered ten enemy machines (Fokker type) at an altitude of 2,000 feet. Despite numerical superiority and by a display of remarkable courage and skillful maneuvering, he separated one of the planes from the formation, and after a brief encounter drove it down in flames.
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