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: Lothar von Richthofen – The 40 Victory Blitz of Jasta 11
Lothar von Richthofen, brother of the Red Baron, scored 40 WWI victories, emerging as a…
Aces: Charles Dawson Booker – The 29 Victories of Sopwith Triplane Master
WWI ace Charles Dawson Booker scored 29 victories at maritime fronts, rising to RAF command…
Aces of the Great War: Armand Pinsard – The Escape Artist of the SPAD XIII
WWI ace Armand Pinsard, a prewar pilot, escaped captivity, scored 27 victories, and later rose…
Aces of the Great War: Geoffrey Hilton Bowman – The 32 Victories of S.E.5 Master
WWI ace Geoffrey Hilton Bowman scored 32 victories and later served again in WWII, combining…
Aces of the Great War: Bruno Loerzer: The Fokker D.VII Master of 1918
WWI ace Bruno Loerzer scored 44 victories and later rose to Generaloberst in WWII, linking…
Aces of the Great War: Michel Coiffard – The Spad Specialist of the Cigognes
Michel Coiffard, a French WWI ace, scored 34 victories, including 24 balloons, becoming one of…
Aces of the Great War: Henry Woollett – The 35 Victories of the Sopwith Camel Master
Henry Woollett, Britainโs top balloon-busting ace, scored 35 victories in WWI, including 11 balloons and…
Aces of the Great War: Fritz Rumey – The Golden Ace of the German Empire
Fritz Rumey, a German World War I ace with 45 victories, was among the few…
Aces of the Great War: Rudolf Berthold – The One Handed Master of the Fokker D.VII
German ace Rudolf Berthold scored 44 victories in World War I, many after losing full…
Aces of the Great War: Reginald Hoidge – The Sharpshooter of Fifty Six Squadron
Canadian WWI ace Reginald Hoidge rose from artillery service to become one of No. 56…
Aces of the Great War: Harold Albert Kullberg – The Short-Stature Giant of the S.E.5
Harold Albert Kullberg, rejected by the US Air Service, became a World War I ace…
The King of the Observers: Charles George Gass and the 39 Victories of the Bristol Fighter
Charles George Gass was World War Iโs highest-scoring observer ace, credited with 39 victories while…
Aces of the Great War: Maurice Boyau – The Fallen Hero of the SPAD XIII
Maurice Boyau captained France in rugby before becoming a World War I ace with 35…
Aces of the Great War: Werner Voss – The Face of the Fokker Triplane
The story of Werner Voss, the German World War I ace who scored 48 victories…
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