Aces
Profiles and stories of fighter aces from conflicts across the 20th century and beyond, exploring the pilots, aircraft, and aerial combat that shaped aviation history.
Aces: Gotthard Sachsenberg – Commander of the World’s First Naval Air Wing
German WWI ace Gotthard Sachsenberg scored 31 aerial victories, commanded the world's first naval fighter…
Aces: Henri Hay De Slade – The French Fighter Hero Who Rescued A Defeated Squadron
French WWI ace Henri Hay De Slade scored 19 victories and transformed the struggling Spa…
Aces: Hermann Becker – The Twenty-Three Victory Hunter Of Jasta Twelve
Hermann Becker rose from aerial observer to fighter ace in WWI, scoring 23 victories and…
Aces: Gotthard Sachsenberg – Commander of the World’s First Naval Air Wing
German WWI ace Gotthard Sachsenberg scored 31 aerial victories, commanded the world's first naval fighter…
Aces: Henri Hay De Slade – The French Fighter Hero Who Rescued A Defeated Squadron
French WWI ace Henri Hay De Slade scored 19 victories and transformed the struggling Spa…
Aces: Fritz Otto Bernert – The One-Armed Fighter Legend Of Germany
Despite losing the use of his left arm, German WWI ace Fritz Otto Bernert scored…
Aces: Walter Blume – The Twenty-Eight Victory Ace Who Designed Germany’s First Jet Bomber
German WWI ace Walter Blume scored 28 aerial victories before becoming an aeronautical engineer who…
Aces: Oskar Freiherr Von Boenigk – The Twenty-Six Victory Blue Max Fighter Leader
German WWI ace Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk scored 26 aerial victories and earned the prestigious…
Aces: Hermann Frommherz – The Infantry Soldier Who Scored Thirty-Two Victories
German WWI ace Hermann Frommherz scored 32 aerial victories and later served as a Luftwaffe…
Aces: Kurt Wolff – How Germany’s Fierce Boy Ace Became A Blue Max Legend
German fighter ace Kurt Wolff scored 33 victories in just five months during World War…
Aces: Hector Garaud – How a Young Pilot Survived the Western Front
French WWI ace Hector Garaud overcame multiple wounds and setbacks to score 13 aerial victories.…
Aces: Emil Thuy – The Unstoppable Fighter Who Refused To Quit
Emil Thuy was a German WWI flying ace credited with 35 victories who later helped…
Aces of the Great War: Josef Veltjens and the Barbed Arrow of Jasta 15
German WWI ace Josef Veltjens scored 35 aerial victories, later joined the Nazi Party, clashed…
Aces: Otto Fruhner – The Twenty-Seven Victory Hunter Of The Western Front
German WWI ace Otto Fruhner scored 27 aerial victories and became one of the first…
Aces of the Great War: Godwin Brumowski – Top WWI Ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Godwin Brumowski was the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s top-scoring WWI ace, claiming 35 victories on the Italian…
Aces: Heinrich Bongartz – Germany’s Elite Blue Max Fighter Ace
Heinrich Bongartz was a German WWI flying ace who scored 33 victories, survived severe combat…
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