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Lt. Peter "Hoagy" Carmichael became one of the few piston-powered fighter pilots to shoot down a jet during the Korean War when he downed a MiG-15 during an escort mission on 8 August 1952. Lt. Peter "Hoagy" Carmichael became...
With 9 aerial victories, "Terry" Webster was one of the leading aces of the Royal Air Force's famous No 41 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He was killed in combat on 5 September 1940. With 9 aerial victories, "Terry"...
"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...
S/L "Jimmy" Sheddan DFC was the last commander of No 486 Squadron, and was credited with 7.5 victoires against V-1 "buzz bombs" and 5.33 aircraft shot down. S/L "Jimmy" Sheddan DFC was the last...
F/L Ronald Bennet was credited with four confirmed victories against V-1s during the German attack of the United-Kingdom with "buzz bombs". F/L Ronald Bennet was credited with...
Ioannis Agorastos "John" Plagis DSO, DFC & Bar (1919–1974) was a Southern Rhodesian ace, noted especially for his part in the defence of Malta during 1942. Plagis was the top-scoring Southern Rhodesian ace of the war, and the highest-scoring ace of Greek origin, with 16 confirmed aerial victories including 11 over Malta. Ioannis Agorastos "John" Plagis DSO,...
The son of an Austrian count and diplomat and British baron's daughter, Count Manfred Beckett Czernin joined the Royal Air Force in 1935. After participating in the Battle of France, he became an ace during the Battle of Britain. Flying a Hurricane on 25 August 1940, he engaged a group of Messerschmitt Bf 110 head on and shot down three of them in less... The son of an Austrian count and...