George F. "Buzz" Beurling DSO, DFC, DFM* (1921-1948) became Canada’s highest-scoring ace of World War II, claiming 30 and one shared destroyed enemy aircraft, one probably destroyed enemy aircraft, and nine damaged, between 1 May 1942 and 30 December 1943. George F. "Buzz" Beurling DSO, DFC,...
Lionel "Elmer" Gaunce DFC was credited with 6 confirmed aerial victories, 3 probables and 6 damaged before he was killed in action in November 1941. Lionel "Elmer" Gaunce DFC was...
Anthony Desmond Joseph Lovell DSO* DFC* was credited with 16 confirmed aerial victories and six shared. He was killed in a flying accident in August 1945. Anthony Desmond Joseph Lovell DSO*...
Edgar Norman Ryder DFC (1914-1995) was credited with 8 aerial victories and became a Prisoner of War in late 1941. Edgar Norman Ryder DFC (1914-1995)...
Arthur Richard "Big" Elcock was credited with 8 aerial victories. Sadly, he only survived the war by a matter of days, as he was killed in a flying accident on 14 May 1945. Arthur Richard "Big" Elcock was...
Major General Carroll W. McColpin (1914–2003) first flew with the RAF's Egale Squadron before transferring to the USAAF. He was credited with 12 kills, 5 probable, and 12 damaged while in RAF service and another 8 confirmed kills while in the USAAF. Major General Carroll W. McColpin...
Major General Chesley G. Peterson (1920–1990) entered the conflict as a pilot of the RAF's Eagle Squadrons, which later became the US 4th Fighter Group. Peterson flew a total of 130 war missions and was credited with 9 aerial victories and 9 probables. Major General Chesley G. Peterson...
Duane Willard Beeson (1921–1947) scored 22.08 victories, including 17.3 air-to-air kills,12 of which were scored in the P-47C/D Thunderbolt, and 5.3 of which were scored in the P-51B Mustang. Beeson initially flew with the RAF's Eagle Squadrons and was one of ten USAAF pilots to became an ace in two different types of aircraft. Duane Willard Beeson (1921–1947)...
Duane Willard Beeson (1921–1947) scored 22.08 victories, including 17.3 air-to-air kills,12 of which were scored in the P-47C/D Thunderbolt, and 5.3 of which were scored in the P-51B Mustang. Beeson initially flew with the RAF's Eagle Squadrons and was one of ten USAAF pilots to became an ace in two different types of aircraft. Duane Willard Beeson (1921–1947)...
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,...
Squadron Leader James Joseph "Orange" O'Meara DSO, DFC & Bar (1919 – 1974) was a Battle of Britain Spitfire ace whose final wartime score was 11 confirmed aerial victories, two shared victories, one unconfirmed destroyed, four probables, 11 damaged and one shared damaged. Squadron Leader James Joseph "Orange"...
Born in London in 1922 of Irish parents, Michael “Slim” Kilburn flew with No 124 and No 56 Squadrons during the war. Credited with 7 aerial victories and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and French Croix de Guerre, Kilburn graduated as an aeronautical engineer after the war and became a test pilot for de Havilland. Born in London in 1922 of Irish...
Flying SM825, 20-victory ace John Sheperd shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 110 towing a Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket fighter on 14 April 1945, destroying both. Flying SM825, 20-victory ace John...
Flying Spitfire SM823, seven-victory ace Patrick Coleman destroyed three Focke-Wulf Fw 190 over Germany on 1 May 1945. Flying Spitfire SM823, seven-victory...
Flying MB882, F/L Spencer shot down Hauptmann Emil ‘Bully’ Lang, a German ace credited with 173 aerial victories, on 3 September 1944. Spencer's final score was of ten confirmed victories. Flying MB882, F/L Spencer shot down...
Arthur A. "Pinky" Glen, DFC & Bar, was a Royal Air Force ace with 9 aerial victories. Arthur A. "Pinky" Glen, DFC &...