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...
John C. Meyer was the fourth highest-scoring American ace in Europe with 24 aerial victories and 13 aircraft destroyed on the ground. By the time an accident put an end to his combat flying, he had flown 200 combat missions. He remained with the Air Force after the war and later became the Commander in Chief of the Strategic Air Command. John C. Meyer was the fourth...
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...