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.

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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…

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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…

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Aces of the Great War: Godwin Brumowski – Top WWI Ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Godwin Brumowski was the Austro-Hungarian Empireโ€™s top-scoring WWI ace, claiming 35 victories on the Italian…

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Aces: Heinrich Bongartz – Germanyโ€™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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Aces of the Great War: Harold Leslie Edwards and the Canadian Blitz of the Skies

Canadian WWI observer ace Harold Leslie Edwards scored 21 aerial victories in Bristol F.2 Fighters…

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Aces of the Great War: William Frederick James Harvey and the Bristol Fighter Blitzkrieg

British WWI ace William Frederick James Harvey scored 26 aerial victories flying the Bristol F.2b…

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Aces: Eduard Ritter Von Schleich – The Black Knight Who Flew For The German Empire

German WWI ace Eduard Ritter von Schleich, known as the โ€œBlack Knight,โ€ scored 35 aerial…

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Aces of the Great War: Julius Buckler and the Unbreakable Iron Spirit of Jasta 17

German WWI ace Julius Buckler survived severe combat injuries, scored 36 victories and later returned…

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Aces of the Great War: George McElroy and the Five-Month Blitz of Irish Fury

Irish WWI ace George McElroy became Irelandโ€™s highest-scoring fighter pilot with 47 victories before he…

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Aces of the Great War: Ernst Udet and the Haunted Legacy of the Sixty-Two

German WWI ace Ernst Udet scored 62 aerial victories and later became a senior Luftwaffe…

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Aces of the Great War: Clifford McEwen – The Maverick of the Italian Front

Canadian ace Clifford McEwen scored 27 victories in WWI flying Sopwith Camels before rising to…

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Aces of the Great War: Frank Ormond Soden – The Fearless Canadian of No 41 Squadron

Canadian-born RAF ace Frank Ormond Soden scored 27 victories in WWI, later serving as an…

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Aces of the Great War: Arthur Whealy – From the Triplane to the Camel Over France

Canadian WWI ace Arthur Whealy scored 27 aerial victories while flying Sopwith fighters with the…

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Aces of the Great War: William McKenzie Thomson – The Bristol Fighter King of the Western Front

Canadian WWI ace William McKenzie Thomson scored 26 aerial victories in just five months while…

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