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French-American pilot Raoul Lufbery introduced it to US pilots in 1917 and I believe that is when the term was coined, though the maneuver was around quite sometime before that and its actual origin is not attributed to Raoul. Don't know that it's attributed to anyone actually.

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Three RFC Brass Hats were strolling down a street in London. Two walked into a bar, the third one ducked.
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Former Cold War Warrior, USAF Security Service 1974-1978, E-4, Morse Systems Intercept, England, Europe, and points above.
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