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Oberleutnant Richard Flasher flew this Albatros D.V while he commanded Jasta 5 in April 1918. Oberleutnant Richard Flasher flew...
Oberleutnant Richard Flasher flew this dragon-adorning Albatros D.V while he commanded Jasta 5 in early 1918. The aircraft was later assigned to Ltn. Hans Joachim von Hippel. Oberleutnant Richard Flasher flew...
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), better known as the Red Baron, was the top ace of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. Wanting to be recognized by friends and foes alike on the aerial battlefield, he painted his aircraft overall red. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von...
F/L Geoffrey "Sammy" Allard was credited with 19 aerial victories, 5 shared victories and two probables, all achieved during the Battle of France and the first weeks of the Battle of Britain. F/L Geoffrey "Sammy" Allard was...
The DH.88 Comet "Black Magic" was entered in the London-to-Melbourne McRobertson race by Jim and Amy Mollison in 1934. After leading the race initially, the couple was forced to abandon due to mechanical problems. The DH.88 Comet "Black Magic" was...
Sponsored by Lucky Strike, the Gee Bee QED was entered in the London-to-Melbourne McRobertson race by Jacqueline Cochran and Wesley Smith in 1934, but had to abandon due to mechanical problems. Sponsored by Lucky Strike, the Gee...
Luftwaffe ace Rudi Linz (14 February 1917 – 9 February 1945) was credited with 70 enemy aircraft shot down. He was shot down and killed during the "Black Friday" aerial battle over Norway on 9 February 1945 and was posthulously awarded the The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Luftwaffe ace Rudi Linz (14 February...
F/L Arthur Clowes was credited with 11 aerial victories in 1939 and 1940, and was awarded the DFC and DFM for his actions. F/L Arthur Clowes was credited with...
Hours after the Allied invasion in Normandy, on June 6, 1944, a Mustang Mk III (FZ190) of 19 Squadron of the Royal Air Force has landed at B-12, a British Advanced Landing Ground, for repairs. Hours after the Allied invasion in...
American ace David Lee “Tex” Hill returns to the American Volunteer Group headquarters in Kunming, China with his Curtiss H81-A2 “Tomahawk”. American ace David Lee “Tex” Hill...
At the controls of his Yakolev Yak-3 bearing the colours of the Normandie-Niémen fighter group, Roland de la Poype obtains his fifteenth aerial victory by downing a Focke-Wulf W 190 on 23 October 1944. It was the group's 182nd aerial victory on the Eastern Front. At the controls of his Yakolev Yak-3...
A Morane-Saulnier MS.315 in flight, bearing the Escadrille Régionale de Chasse 571's emblem. It is escorted by a Dewoitine D.510 fighter. The unit's emblem was a black pennant with an Algerian pirate's head. A Morane-Saulnier MS.315 in flight,...