Richard Hillary was a Battle of Britain 5-kill ace, who is best known for his book The Last Enemy based upon his experiences during the Battle of Britain. He was killed in a training accident in 1943. Richard Hillary was a Battle of...
Roland Robert Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (1 July 1916 – 5 May 1987) joined the RAF in 1935. Tuck first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories. At the time of his capture in early 1942, Tuck had claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed, two shared destroyed, six probably destroyed, six damaged... Roland Robert Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC...
Jean Demozay, one of the first Free French pilots to join the RAF, flew in the final days of the Battle of Britain. His score steadily increased during the war, with a final score of 21 confirmed aerial kills and two probables, making him the third highest-scoring French ace of the conflict. Jean Demozay, one of the first Free...
Eric Stanley Lock DSO, DFC & Bar (19 April 1919 – 3 August 1941) was one of the most famous aces of the RAF during the early years of the conflict. By the time he went missing in action, he had shot down 26 enemy aircraft, 20 of which were fighters. Eric Stanley Lock DSO, DFC & Bar...
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...
Witold Lokuciewski was credited with 9 aerial victories before he was shot down and captured in March 1942. After the war he briefly rejoined the RAF before returning to Poland, where he was imprisoned by Soviet authorities in 1947. In 1956, he joined the Polish Air Force and rose to senior rank before his retirement in 1974. Witold Lokuciewski was credited with...
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...
Clive Robertson Caldwell DSO, DFC & Bar (28 July 1910 – 5 August 1994) was the leading Australian air ace of World War II. He is officially credited with shooting down 28.5 enemy aircraft in over 300 operational sorties. In addition to his official score, he has been ascribed six probables and 15 damaged. Clive Robertson Caldwell DSO, DFC...