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The top wing failures of the Nieuport 28 fighter are well known.

For two good books that chronicle the exploits of the AEF's earliest pursuit squadrons (the 94th & 95th):

First To The Front, by Charles Wooley

The Hat in the Ring Gang, by Charles Wooley

Besides Eddie Rickenbacker's harrowing experience on losing the upper wing fabric on his N28 in flight, a number of other American pilots also suffered the same fate, and some also lived to tell the tale!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/FlyXwire/N28_Wing_Failure_94th_Meissner.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/FlyXwire/N28_Wing_Failure_95th_Heinrichs.jpg

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