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Hat in the ring...why?

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Saying or thinking that the Schwinn hat in the ring decal is related to Eddie Rickenbacker is like thinking or saying this head badge is related to Hitler and Nazi Germany.

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I'll post this again. If you read it and understand it you'll know what that decal signifies. The 1938 Paramount was the first to wear this decal.

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The insignia derives from the 94th Aero Squadron, which in turn had it as a visual representation of the old phrase, "throw your hat in the ring", because America was later than most in joining WW1. After the war, the 94th and its insignia came to represent victory, strength, and speed through American effort and ingenuity in popular memory because of their exploits as fighter pilots in the air back in 1918. By adopting the symbol, Schwinn wanted to associate its products with speed, strength, modernity, and a response to european offerings and racers.
Think U can add to that with the names Schwinn used, from Aerocycle that implies flight too FH Phantom. The DH Hornet , Tiger and or 'Flying Tigers' and Spitfire. Even the Typhoon and Tornado are Fighter planes; they're all names associated with flight, fighter planes and post war Jets.
 
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Saying or thinking that the Schwinn hat in the ring decal is related to Eddie Rickenbacker is like thinking or saying this head badge is related to Hitler and Nazi Germany.

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I'll post this again. If you read it and understand it you'll know what that decal signifies. The 1938 Paramount was the first to wear this decal.

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As long as you recognize that it was Eddie Rickenbacker and his squadron that made that insignia famous, before Schwinn ever thought to use it. And as far as the swastika, anybody who uses that these days is identifying with the Nazis, whatever the symbolism may once have been. I remember when "gay" just meant happy and cheerful.
 
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The German air squadron of Baron von Richthofen was called the "Flying Circus". Like maybe a 3-ring circus? When the US arrived in 1917, they were "throwing their hats in the ring" and became part of the circus. This might not be correct, but it is one possible explanation. Gary
 
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