Arthur Raymond Brooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American flying ace
Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1895
Place of Birth: Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 17-Jul-1991
Profession: flying ace
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Arthur Raymond Brooks
- Arthur Raymond Brooks (1 November 1895 – 17 July 1991) was an American World War I flying ace of the United States Army Air Service credited with shooting down multiple enemy aircraft.
- Among his most prominent achievements was when he single-handedly took on a squadron of German-flown Fokker (Dutch make) planes officially downing 2 of them in one aerial battle piloting his Smith IV Spad XIII.
- He was a pioneer in the development of radio navigational aids (NAVAIDs) used by pilots for location and navigation as well as air-to-ground communications.
- Brooks also participated in early endeavors to commercialize aviation as a passenger-carrying business and was one of the earliest commercial pilots involved with carrying mail (air mail) for the US Post Office Department.
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