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Luke with his Spad fighter plane at Rembercourt Airfield, France, in September 1918. (Public domain)

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On Sunday, September 29, 1918, 21-year-old 2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr. from Phoenix took off from a tiny airstrip just outside the ruined city of Verdun, France.

By Keith Warren Lloyd, Special to the Courier March 9, 2019