Tag: Aces
Aces: Paul Billik – The Elite Black Squadron Commander Who Lost The Blue Max
Paul Billik scored 31 aerial victories in WWI, making him the highest-scoring German fighter ace…
Aces: Stanley Rosevear – The Camel Commander Who Fought For His Country
Canadian WWI ace Stanley Rosevear scored 25 aerial victories, including 17 in a Sopwith Camel,…
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: 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…
