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 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.…
Aces of the Great War: Godwin Brumowski – Top WWI Ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Godwin Brumowski was the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s top-scoring WWI ace, claiming 35 victories on the Italian…
Aces: Heinrich Bongartz – Germany’s Elite Blue Max Fighter Ace
Heinrich Bongartz was a German WWI flying ace who scored 33 victories, survived severe combat…
Aces of the Great War: Harold Leslie Edwards and the Canadian Blitz of the Skies
Canadian WWI observer ace Harold Leslie Edwards scored 21 aerial victories in Bristol F.2 Fighters…
Aces of the Great War: William Frederick James Harvey and the Bristol Fighter Blitzkrieg
British WWI ace William Frederick James Harvey scored 26 aerial victories flying the Bristol F.2b…
Aces: Eduard Ritter Von Schleich – The Black Knight Who Flew For The German Empire
German WWI ace Eduard Ritter von Schleich, known as the “Black Knight,” scored 35 aerial…
Aces of the Great War: Julius Buckler and the Unbreakable Iron Spirit of Jasta 17
German WWI ace Julius Buckler survived severe combat injuries, scored 36 victories and later returned…
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…
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