Courtesy of

The LaFayette Foundation

Platte Valley Airport

7507 WCR 39

Ft. Lupton, CO 80621

Phone (303) 668-8044

Significant Aviators in the LaFayette Foundation collection

The Americans:

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker (America's Ace of Aces)

Lt. Francis Lowry (Name sake, Lowry AFB)

Capt. Bill Lambert (America's 2nd highest scoring ace)

Lt. Doug Campbell (America's first ace)

Sgt. Elliot Cowden (Original LaFayette member)

The Germans and Austro-Hungarians:

Rit. Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron)

Leutnant Josef Jacobs (48 victories)

Leutnant Gustav Leffers (early Pour le Merit winner)

Sgt. Anton von Boksay (Austro-Hungrian ace)

The British:

Major Lanoe Hawker (first British Ace; Victoria Cross)

Lt. Gerald Birks (19 victories)

Major A.W. "Nick" Carter (Royal Navy #3 Ace)

The French and Italians:

Lt. Reymond Berlin (Stork Squadron Ace)

Tenente Francis Carlo Lombardi (Italian Ace)

Aircraft

1917 Fokker DrI

1918 Fokker DVII

1917 Sopwith Pup

1917 SE5a

1946 Globe Swift

1947 Taylorcraft

The Colorado International Aviation Museum

On the Museum grounds

Part of the air show

Thanks Andy and the late Dr. Jim Parks