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: Carl Degelow – The Immortal Fighter Leader Who Won The Last Blue Max
German WWI ace Carl Degelow scored 30 aerial victories and became the final recipient of…
Aces: Hans Klein – Overcoming Adversity in Two World Wars
Hans Klein was a German WWI flying ace who scored 22 aerial victories, earned the…
Aces of the Great War: George McElroy and the Five-Month Blitz of Irish Fury
Irish WWI ace George McElroy became Ireland’s highest-scoring fighter pilot with 47 victories before he…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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