With 33 aerial victories, Pierre Clostermann DFC & Bar is France's ace of aces in World War II. He described his wartime experiences in his best-selling memoirs Le Grand Cirque (The Big Show). After the war, Clostermann devoted himself to his work as engineer, politics and fishing. With 33 aerial victories, Pierre...
"Drag Em Oot" is a veteran of many World War II campaigns, including Operation Overlord, during which it was used to drop paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division. "Drag Em Oot" is a veteran of many...
The successful Operation Taxable was designed to create the illusion that a large invasion force was headed for the beaches of the Seine Maritime, thus distracting German forces from the actual landing in Normandy. Heavy bombers were required to fly a very precise pattern at low altitude near the French coast, dropping chaff at regular intervals to... The successful Operation Taxable was...
The successful Operation Taxable was designed to create the illusion that a large invasion force was headed for the beaches of the Seine Maritime, thus distracting German forces from the actual landing in Normandy. Heavy bombers were required to fly a very precise pattern at low altitude near the French coast, dropping chaff at regular intervals to... The successful Operation Taxable was...
Hours after the Allied invasion in Normandy, on June 6, 1944, a Mustang Mk III (FZ190) of 19 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has landed at B-12, a British Advanced Landing Ground, for repairs. Hours after the Allied invasion in...
With 16.5 aerial victories, Eugeniusz 'Dziubek' Horbaczewski stands as the third highest-scoring Polish ace of the war. He was killed in combat on August 18, 1944. With 16.5 aerial victories, Eugeniusz...
"Bud" Anderson flew two tours of combat with the 357th FG and became the group's third highest-scoring ace with a total of 16.25 aerial victories. He remained with the Air Force and retired in 1972 with the rank of Colonel. "Bud" Anderson flew two tours of...
Stanislaw Skalski became the first Allied ace of the war when he shot down 6 German aircraft between 1 and 16 September 1939. After joining the RAF he increased his score to a total of 18 11/12 (or 22 11/12 according to some sources), making him the top Polish ace of the war. Stanislaw Skalski became the first...