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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 ...
List of World War II aces from the United States. This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from United States. For other countries see List of World War II flying aces by country. "Ace in a day" 14 December 1944. KIFA 5 June 1945 [ 25 ] Claimed 6 additional victories and was awarded NC during Korean War.
Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
Richard Halsey Best. VB-6 pilots in January 1942: Best is seated 3rd from the left. Richard Halsey Best (March 24, 1910 – October 28, 2001) was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II. Stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, Best led his dive bomber squadron at the 1942 Battle of ...
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. B. United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II (140 P) W. Women Airforce Service Pilots personnel (84 P) Pages in category "United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II". The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 722 total.
Robert Olds (father) Robin Olds[1] (born Robert Oldys Jr.; July 14, 1922 – June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. [2] He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general, after 30 years of ...
August 22, 1963. Joseph Albert Walker (February 20, 1921 – June 8, 1966) (Capt, USAF) was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut who was the first person to fly an airplane to space. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the ...
Following is a complete list of American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) pilots. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The AVG was operational from December 20, 1941, to July 14, 1942. The press continued to apply the Flying Tigers name to later units, but pilots of those organizations are not included.