WWII Fighter Pilot Aces: Aces of World War II from all sides of the conflict -- American, British, Germans, Russians and Japanese -- describe how they fought in aerial combat, and provide vivid and graphic firsthand accounts of what it was like to be a f
Pfister, Darlene
A powerful dogfighter, the Yakovlev Yak-3 was small and light but robust all the same. Its excellent performance was a huge surprise to the Luftwaffe – they started to fear this low altitude fighter-interceptor when they found out it could out-climb, out-turn and even out-accelerate their ...
Why then does Ibusuki not appear on available lists of aces, such as Ikuhiko Hata et al’s Japanese Naval Fighter Aces 1932-45 (1989) or Henry Sakaida’s Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937-1945 (1998)? Ibusuki’s situation is similar to Itaya’s, an issue covered in a previous post. It...
Although the Bf 109 had weaknesses, including a short range, and especially a sometimes difficult to handle narrow, outward-retracting undercarriage, it stayed competitive with Allied fighter aircraft until the end of the war. The Bf 109 was flown by the three top-scoring fighter aces of World...
Luftwaffe JG2 ace Paul Temme shot down during the Battle of Britain 13th Aug 1940. Luftwaffe ace Erich Mix shot down by French fighters during the Battle of France 21st May 1940 V4 Luftwaffe rank systemLuftwaffe Units and Aircraft List of aircraft shot down by Luftwaffe Units and Pilots ...
16th Fighter Group Authorized on the inactive list as 16th Pursuit Group on 24 Mar 1923. Activated in the Panama Canal Zone on 1 Dec 1932. Served as a part of the defense force for the canal. Used various types of aircraft, including P-12's, P-26's, P-36's, and P-39's, prior...
Between Ukrainian jet fighter aces with improbable kill ratios to patriotic female sniper teams with improbable hair and makeup, Russia was losing. It would be a difficult but noble slog for “as long as it takes” to drive the Russians out. Any talk about peace was insulting to Kiev, ...
Between Ukrainian jet fighter aces with improbable kill ratios to patriotic female sniper teams with improbable hair and makeup, Russia was losing. It would be a difficult but noble slog for “as long as it takes” to drive the Russians out. Any talk about peace was insulting to Kiev, ...
For WWII Fighter Aces Once Enemies, a Reunion and a SaluteSteve Vogel