Operation Chastise took place during the night of 16-17 May 1943 and was meant to destroy dams in the industrial Rühr region. Bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis were dropped by specially-modified Lancasters led by Guy Gibson, and succeeded in breaching two of the three dams. Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in the raid. Operation Chastise took place during...
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...
McCampbell is the United States Navy's all-time leading flying ace and the top F6F Hellcat ace with 34 aerial victories. He was the third-highest American scoring ace of World War II, after Richard Bong and Thomas B. McGuire. He also set a record by shooting down nine enemy planes in a single mission, on October 24, 1944, at the beginning of the Battle of... McCampbell is the United States...