In thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told
covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth
fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose
gallantry made a substantial contribution to the end of WW II.
Other nations had their aces, but this book concentrates on
American and Commonwealth pilots. These aviators were chosen not
only because of their "scores" and their great courage, but also
for other qualities which set them apart, like the WWII Royal Air
Force Wing Commander who shot down more than 20 Germans while
flying with two artificial legs. Here are a few of the aces. Note
that the air forces of Europe and the United States did not always
have today's names, used here for simplicity's sake: Albert Ball,
RAF, son of the Lord Mayor of Nottingham, winner of the Victoria
Cross. He had 44 victories in WWI when he was killed at the age of
20, well known to his German foes, who much admired him. Gabby
Gabreski, USAF. Son of hard-working Polish immigrants. An ace in
WWII with 28 kills and later in Korea, with another six. He was an
accomplished commander, finished a long career as a colonel. Mick
Mannock, RAF. Tough and aggressive in spite of his fear of fire, he
won not only the Victoria Cross, but five other high awards for
gallantry. Highest British scorer of WWI with 73 victories, he
detested Germans, and rejoiced with every kill. He was shot down by
ground fire in the last year of the war. David McCampbell, USN.
Scored 34 WWII kills to become the U.S. Navy's all-time ace. In
1944, set an all-time record with nine victories on a single
mission. Winner of the Congressional Medal. Pick Pickard, RAF. Led
the RAF rooftop bomber raid on Amiens Prison In WWII, freeing many
underground members, some of whom were facing death, and who were
promptly spirited away by French partisans. Frank Luke, USAF.
Deadly American famous for his busting of German observation
balloons in WWI. Shot up over German territory, he managed to land
safely, but, being Luke, tried to fight it out with enemy
infantrymen with only his pistol. The book will also touch on the
equipment these aces flew, from the famous Fokkers and Sopwith
Camels to the ungainly two-seater FE2b, which was driven by a
pusher engine and looked like a bathtub with wings and a miniature
oil derrick glued on the back. Also included are our own Grumman
carrier fighters, the P-40s, the P-38s, as well as the P-51
Mustang, probably the finest fighter of the war, a happy marriage
of an American airframe and a British engine. The deadly, graceful
Spitfire has its place, as do the Hurricane, the biplane Gladiator,
and even the four-engine Lancaster.
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