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Fighters Aces of the World , during World War II the battle for air
supremacy became a crucial element in determining the outcome of
the war. If used successfully, air power had the potential to hold up
armies in the field and weaken a nations war making capacity -
gaining air supremacy was the task of the fighter. This website is
dedicated to all the fighter pilots who took part in World War II
and especially the fighter Ace. This site is designed to give
brief descriptions of each Ace, and you will find the likes of
renowned fighter pilots such as Erich
Hartmann (the worlds highest scoring Ace)Sailor
Malan,
Gunther
Rall, Johnnie Johnson
Killer Caldwell,
Gabby Gabreski
Chuck Yeager,
Pappy
Boyington And many
more. What Makes An
Ace?
American
Aces Quick Guide
Richard
I. Bong |
40
Victories 5th Air Force Pacific |
Thomas
B. Mcguire |
38
Victories 5th Air Force Pacific |
David
S McCambell |
34
Victories (9 Victories 24.10.1944) |
Gregory
'Pappy' Boyington |
28
Victories USMC |
F.S.
Gabby Gabreski |
28
Victories 8th & 9th Air Force Western Europe |
Robert
S. Johnson |
28
Victories 8th & 9th Air force Western Europe |
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Chuck
Yeager's P51 -D Glamorous Glen III, He may have scored his ME 262 and
his five 109's in one day in this Mustang.
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This
extraordinary photo of Erich Hartmann the highest scoring Ace of all time,
is seen wincing at a glass of warm champagne to celebrate his 300th
victory. Erich Hartmann scored 352 victories a feat that will never be
repeated, he is truly the Ace of all Aces.
Held
captive in a Soviet prison for almost 10 years, Erich Hartmann found that
he was sorely tested. He was offered a position in the East German Air
Force - he refused, he was then sentenced to 25 years hard labour.
Finally
in 1955, West Germany effected his release, and Erich Hartmann returned
home to a heroes welcome, three years later Erich Hartmann was
chosen to command the West Germans Air Force first all jet fighter wing.
As the leader of Jagdgeschwader 71, Erich Hartmann made several visits to
the US. There he also learned to fly U. S. built fighter jets such as the
F-106, Erich Hartmann also shared his wealth of combat experience of 825
air battles with young American pilots. |
Quick
Guide Luftwaffe Top Aces |
Erich
Hartmann |
Kommodore |
352 |
Gerhard
Barkhorn |
GruppenKommandeur |
301 |
Gunther
Rall |
Generalleutnant |
275 |
Otto
Kittel |
Oberleutnant |
267 |
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Emil
Lang holds the single day record for Arial victories, 18 shot down in one
day. Emil was to shoot down 72 aircraft in just three weeks, shortly after
notching up his 173rd kill he fell prey to Us Thunderbolts. |
Stanislaw
Skalski was the most successful Polish ace of WW II, with a record of 22
confirmed victories. Three times he was awarded the British DFC, and he
received many other medals. Following his return to Poland after the
war, he was imprisoned by the Communist regime in 1949, on a charge of
espionage for the West. He spent 6 long years in a jail, waiting for
execution. That was his "reward" a fate he shared with
many other Polish soldiers/Airmen returning from the West for
their heroic and sacrificing duty. |
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Hannes Trautloft
Many historians consider Trautloft as one of the Luftwaffe's most
effective leaders and should be mentioned in the same breath with
Molders, Galland and Lutzow. Given command of his own Geschwader he took
over command of the newly formed JG 54. Trautloft will always be
associated with this unit because it was Trutloft that gave the
unit it's Geschwader insignia (identifying badge). Because he came from
a region known as 'the green heart of Germany' he chose a green heart
with a narrow white outline, after this JG54 was known as Green heart or
Green Heart warriors. |
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Otto Kittel was a quiet
and calm young pilot, but even so he developed into one of the top
scoring fighter aces of World War II. In the fall of 1941 the
short-in-growth 24-year-old Unteroffizier Otto Kittel had just
received his ”wings” and was posted to the Bf 109-equipped 2./JG 54
on the northern sector of the Eastern Front. He was awarded with the
Iron Cross of the First Class (EK I) on the 29th of September, 1941.
Until May 1942, he managed to score fifteen victories on the Eastern
Front. But his real successes in air combat commenced only after he had
exchanged his Bf 109 for an Fw 190 in early 1943. Otto Kittel the little
known Ace though, would go on to become the fourth highest scoring Ace
of all time. |
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Gerhard
Barkhorn would finish Word War II as the worlds second highest scoring
Ace. Barkhorn joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and completed his training in 1939.
Barkhorn flew his first combat missions in May 1940, during the Battle of France and then the Battle of Britain without scoring a kill. His first victory came in July 1941 and his total rose steadily against Soviet opposition. In March 1944 he was awarded the third highest decoration in the Wehrmacht when he received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
(Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) for 250 aerial victories. Despite being the second highest scoring pilot in aviation history, Barkhorn was not awarded the Diamonds to his Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords after achieving his 300th victory on 5 January 1945.
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