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 of the Great War: Frank Granger Quigley – 33 Victories in a Sopwith Camel
Canadian WWI ace Frank Granger Quigley scored 33 aerial victories flying the Sopwith Camel in…
Aces of the Great War: Andrew Edward McKeever – The King of the Bristol F.2A Fighter
Canadian WWI ace Andrew Edward McKeever became the highest-scoring Bristol F.2A fighter pilot, earning 31…
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…
Aces of the Great War: Frank Granger Quigley – 33 Victories in a Sopwith Camel
Canadian WWI ace Frank Granger Quigley scored 33 aerial victories flying the Sopwith Camel in…
Aces of the Great War: Andrew Edward McKeever – The King of the Bristol F.2A Fighter
Canadian WWI ace Andrew Edward McKeever became the highest-scoring Bristol F.2A fighter pilot, earning 31…
Aces: William Gordon Claxton – 19-Year-Old Canadian with 37 WWI Victories in 79 Days
Canadian WWI ace William Gordon Claxton scored 37 aerial victories in just 79 days while…
Aces of the Great War: Albert Desbrisay Carter – A Journey from the Trenches to the Skies
Canadian WWI ace Albert Desbrisay Carter rose from infantry officer to fighter pilot, scoring 28…
Aces of War: William George Barker – The Hero of the Italian Front
The story of William George Barker, the legendary Canadian ace who scored 50 victories and…
Aces of the Great War: Frederick McCall – The Maverick of No. 41 Squadron
Canadian WWI ace Frederick McCall scored 35 aerial victories with the Royal Flying Corps and…
Aces of War: Karl Bolle – The Leader of the Boelcke Legacy
The story of Karl Bolle, an Oxford-educated German ace who scored 36 victories, led Jasta…
Aces: Raymond Collishaw – The Leader of All-Canadian Black Flight in WWI
The story of Raymond Collishaw, the highest-scoring pilot of the Royal Naval Air Service and…
Aces of War: Donald MacLaren – The Fastest Ace of the Sopwith Camel
The story of Donald MacLaren, the Canadian Sopwith Camel ace who scored 54 victories in…
Aces of the Great War: Alfred Atkey – The Hero of Toronto and the Western Front
Canadian ace Alfred Atkey rose from newspaper journalist to one of WWI’s highest-scoring two-seater pilots,…
Aces of War: Pierre Marinovitch – The Teenaged Terror of the Skies
The story of Pierre Marinovitch, the youngest French ace of World War I, his rapid…
Aces of War: Raoul Lufbery – The Soul of the Lafayette Escadrille
Raoul Lufbery, a WWI ace who flew for France and the U.S., scored 16 victories…
Aces of War: Billy Bishop – The Lone Wolf of the Northern Sky
Canadian ace Billy Bishop scored 72 WWI victories, becoming the British Empire’s top ace and…
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