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Lt Col James H. Howard's P-51 Mustang with 12 kill marks for aerial victories over German and Japanese pilots. A victory marking (also called a victory mark, kill marking, or kill mark, or mission symbol) is a symbol applied in stencil or decal to the side of a military aircraft, ship or ground vehicle to denote a victory achieved by the pilot or crew against an aerial target.
Dead Meat is an American YouTube channel dedicated to horror film /games and other horror-adjacent media. It covers the body count of character and creature deaths in movies and video games, along with providing comedic commentary and behind-the-scenes information. It was created on April 7, 2017, by James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca.
Soviet records show that 6 aircraft were shot down: 1 DB-3, 2 Hampdens, 2 Il-2, and 1 Pe-2 of 118 RAP VVS SF. [22] 5 July 1943 – 8 July 1943 Soviet Air Force: 2. VA and 16. VA During the Battle of Kursk, the Soviet 2. VA unit claimed 487 aircraft from Fliegerkorps VIII were shot down. German records show 41 losses.
The successes of such German ace pilots as Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, and especially Manfred von Richthofen, the most victorious fighter pilot of the First World War, were well-publicized for the benefit of civilian morale, and the Pour le Mérite, Prussia's highest award for gallantry, became part of the uniform of a leading German ace.
Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane the pilot flew and the planes they flew against, how long they served, their opportunity to meet the enemy in the air (Allied to Axis disproportion), whether they were the formation's leader or a wingman, the standards their air ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.
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According to the IQAF he was shot down by Capt. as-Sammarai, while the USAF maintain that his aircraft was only damaged. [2] [3] Capt. Cesar Rodriguez [4] United States: Air Force: F-15C 2 Rodriguez would go on to score another air-air kill in 1999 over Yugoslavia. Capt. Rhory Draeger [5] United States: Air Force: F-15C 2 —