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  2. Lists of World War II flying aces - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. American Fighter Aces Association - Wikipedia

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    The American Fighter Aces Association logo. American Fighter Aces Association is a non-profit organization which recognizes the 1,450 combat American pilots (referred to as Aces) who have had five or more aerial victories in combat. [1] [2] The AFAA is located in Seattle's Museum of Flight. The exhibit houses documents, artifacts and histories ...

  4. List of World War II aces from the United States - Wikipedia

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    Serving in the RAF, he became the first American ace of World War II [316] Parker Dupouy American Volunteer Group, USAAF 6.5 [2] Dewey F. Durnford USMC 6.5 DFC (3) [317] Glenn T. Eagleston: USAAF 18.5 DSC, SS Top ace in the 9th Air Force, claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War [318] Hoyt A. Eason 6 SS MIA 3 March 1943 [319] Clyde ...

  5. List of World War II flying aces - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of aces of aces - Wikipedia

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    World War II – end of World War II Bryant was the British Ace of Aces. [61] [62] [page needed] Reinhard Suhren: Nazi Germany: World War II: A U-boat ace. [63] [page needed] Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia: Italy: World War II: The highest scoring Italian submarine commander, with 11 ships sunk for a total of 90,601 tons. [64] Carlo Fecia di ...

  7. List of World War II aces credited with 11–49 victories

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    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 ...

  8. Flying ace - Wikipedia

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    From the Industrial Revolution to World War II in East Central Europe. LIT Verlag. pp. 139– 56. ISBN 978-3643901293. Guttman, Jon. Pusher Aces of World War 1. London: Osprey, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84603-417-6. Hobson, Chris. Vietnam Air Losses, USAF, USN, USMC, Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961–1973. North Branch, Minnesota ...

  9. Bud Anderson - Wikipedia

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    He was the last living American triple flying ace of World War II. [33] [34] On December 2, he was promoted to the honorary rank of brigadier general by General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force chief of staff at the Aerospace Museum of California. [35] [36] Anderson died in his sleep at his home in Auburn, California, on May 17, 2024, at the ...