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: 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: Henry John Burden – How a Canadian Infantryman Became an S.E.5a Ace
Canadian WWI ace Henry John Burden scored 16 aerial victories with No. 56 Squadron before…
Aces: Hans Martin Pippart – The Twenty-Two Victory Aviation Designer Of Germany
Hans Martin Pippart was a German WWI ace and aircraft manufacturer who scored 22 aerial…
Aces: Thomas Percy Middleton – The Elite Bristol Pilot Who Defended King And Country
WWI ace Thomas Percy Middleton completed two combat tours with No. 48 Squadron, scoring 27…
Aces: Jean Chaput – The Sixteen Victory Fighter Champion Of France
French WWI ace Jean Chaput survived multiple combat wounds and long recoveries before returning to…
Aces: Oren John Rose – How an American Volunteer Became an Elite British Fighter Ace
US-born WWI ace Oren John Rose scored 16 aerial victories in just four months, becoming…
Aces: Ernst Strohschneider – The Fifteen Victory Leader Killed In Dark Skies
Austro-Hungarian ace Ernst Strohschneider survived multiple wounds and captivity before becoming a respected fighter leader…
Aces: Georg Von Hantelmann – How A Prussian Hussar Became A Blue Max Fighter Hero
Georg von Hantelmann was one of Germany’s youngest WWI aces, scoring 25 aerial victories in…
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…
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