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: John Stanley Chick – How A Royal Engineer Became A Bristol Fighter Legend
WWI ace John Stanley Chick scored all 16 of his aerial victories in just four…
Aces: Kurt Wintgens – The Pilot With First Victory Using Synchronized Guns
Kurt Wintgens became the first fighter pilot to achieve a confirmed aerial victory using a…
Aces of the Great War: Henry Woollett – The 35 Victories of the Sopwith Camel Master
Henry Woollett, Britain’s 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 I’s 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…
Aces of the Great War: Philip Fletcher Fullard – 40 Victories in the Name of the Empire
Profile of British World War I ace Philip Fletcher Fullard, who scored 40 victories flying…
Aces of the Great War: Wilfred Beaver – Mastering the Bristol Fighter’s Sting
Profile of Wilfred Beaver, a British-born ace with 19 World War I victories who later…
France’s Indestructible Ace: The Legendary War of Charles Nungesser
Profile of French ace Charles Nungesser, a 43-victory World War I pilot whose daring career…
Vasili Yanchenko: The Imperial Russian Air Service and the War on the Eastern Front
A profile of Vasili Yanchenko, a 16-victory Russian World War I flying ace whose bold…
Aces of the Great War: Georges Madon – The 41 Victories of France’s Strategic Ace
Profile of French World War I ace Georges Madon, who scored 41 confirmed victories and…
Aces of the Great War: Erich Loewenhardt – The Yellow Peril of the German Air Service
Erich Loewenhardt was Germany’s third-highest scoring World War I ace with 54 victories. Flying the…
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