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The RAF in Combat collection, created in collaboration with Phil H. Listemann of RAF in Combat, is dedicated to notable pilots of their era (aces, leaders, tacticians, etc.).
The DH.88 Comet "Grosvenor House" was flown to victory by Charles Scott and Tom Campbell Black in the 1934 McRobertson air race from London to Melbourne. The DH.88 Comet "Grosvenor House" was...
“Hot Stuff” was a B-24D Liberator of the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group and the first 8th Air Force bomber to fly 25 combat missions. It flew its 25th mission on 7 February 1943, three months before the famous B-17 “Memphis Belle” did the same. “Hot Stuff” was a B-24D Liberator of...
When he was shot down and killed in combat, Helmut Wick (5 August 1915 - 28 November 1940) was Germany's leading ace with 56 aerial victories. When he was shot down and killed in...
A promising young fighter pilot, René Pomier-Layrargues flew the Dewoitine D.520 during the Battle of France. On 5 June 1940, he encountered the German ace of aces Werner Mölders near Compiègne and shot him down as well as one of his wingmen, before being shot down himself. A promising young fighter pilot, René...
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...