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Frank Glasgow Tinker
Frank Glasgow Tinker (July 14, 1909 – June 13, 1939) was an American volunteer fighter pilot for the "Fuerzas Aéreas de la República Española" ("Air Forces of the Spanish Republic"; FARE), during the Spanish Civil War.
Tinker was credited officially with shooting down eight enemy aircraft and was the highest-scoring American air ace of the war. However, Tinker's logbook suggests that he claimed 19 victories, which would make him the sixth-highest scoring pilot in
August Schneider (1911–1940)
- Eddie Semons, sometimes listed as "Edwin Semons" or "Edwin L. Semons". He may have helped recruit other pilots.
See also.
- Spanish Republican Air Force
- Frank Glasgow Tinker, fighter pilot for the Spanish Republican Air Force
- Lincoln Battalion
- XV International Brigade
External links.
- Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives