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: John Stanley Chick – How A Royal Engineer Became A Bristol Fighter Legend
WWI ace John Stanley Chick scored all 16 of his aerial victories in just four…
Aces: Kurt Wintgens – The Pilot With First Victory Using Synchronized Guns
Kurt Wintgens became the first fighter pilot to achieve a confirmed aerial victory using a…
Aces: Bernard Henri Barny de Romanet – How A Cavalry Trooper Became A French Legend
French WWI ace Bernard Barny de Romanet scored 18 aerial victories before becoming a record-breaking…
Aces: John Stanley Chick – How A Royal Engineer Became A Bristol Fighter Legend
WWI ace John Stanley Chick scored all 16 of his aerial victories in just four…
Aces: Kurt Wintgens – The Pilot With First Victory Using Synchronized Guns
Kurt Wintgens became the first fighter pilot to achieve a confirmed aerial victory using a…
Aces: Thomas Colvill-Jones – How Argentina’s First Fighter Ace Won His Wings
Thomas Colvill-Jones was a South American-born WWI flying ace who scored 11 aerial victories before…
Aces: Omer Paul Demeuldre – Journey From a Driver to 13-Victory Pilot
Omer Paul Demeuldre rose from aviation mechanic to French WWI flying ace, claiming 13 aerial…
Aces: Georg Meyer – The German Infantryman Who Became A High-Altitude Legend
Georg Meyer was a German WWI flying ace who claimed 24 aerial victories, led Jasta…
Aces: Franz Hemer – The Concert Cellist Ace of Jasta 6
Franz Hemer was a German WWI flying ace who claimed 18 aerial victories, flying the…
Aces: Colin Brown – How A Scottish Volunteer Became A Fourteen-Victory Legend
Colin Brown was a Scottish WWI flying ace who claimed 14 aerial victories before helping…
Aces: Gerald Gordon Bell – The Sixteen Victory Canadian Fighter Ace Of WWI
Gerald Gordon Bell was a Canadian WWI flying ace who claimed 16 aerial victories after…
Aces: Rudolf Windisch – The Blue Max Flying Legend Whose Fate Remains A Mystery
Rudolf Windisch was a German WWI flying ace who claimed 22 aerial victories before disappearing…
Aces: Frank Leaman Baylies – The Twelve-Victory American Ace Who Flew For France
Frank Leaman Baylies became one of the few Americans to fly and achieve ace status…
Aces: Wilhelm Frankl – The Twenty-Victory German Ace Awarded The Blue Max
Wilhelm Frankl was one of Germany's earliest WWI flying aces whose achievements earned him the…
Aces of War: Gerhard Fieseler – The Ace Who Built the Storch and the V1
WWI ace Gerhard Fieseler scored 19 aerial victories before becoming an aircraft designer, creating the…
Aces: Arthur Coningham – The Fourteen Victory Fighter Who Reshaped Air Warfare
WWI ace Arthur Coningham scored 14 aerial victories before reshaping Allied air power in WWII.…
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