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...
On 7 October 1940, Battle of Britain Hurricane ace Ken Mackenzie damaged a Messerschmitt Bf 109 and ran out of ammunition. Fearing the enemy pilot would make it back to base, Mackenzie rammed him with his satboard wing, sending it down into the sea. Mackenzie was credited with 11.5 aerial victories before he was shot down and captured in September 1941. On 7 October 1940, Battle of Britain...
Douglas Bader was one of the Royal Air Force's best-known aces in World War II. Having lost both his legs in a flying accident prior to the war, he managed to return to flying status and was credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged before he was shot down and captured in... Douglas Bader was one of the Royal...