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unusual facts about American Ace


American Ace

However, the latter was later discredited as the artwork was drawn in a humorous style reminiscent of E.C. Segar's Popeye.



see also

Arthur Chin

About a month after Chin died, on October 4, 1997, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the American Airpower Heritage Museum in Midland, Texas as the first American ace of World War II.

Norton Field

Norton Field, located in an area southwest of present East Broad Street, Fairway Boulevard, and Hamilton Road in Whitehall, Ohio, just south of what is now Port Columbus International Airport, was dedicated on 30 June 1923, in a ceremony attended by top American ace and Columbus native Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of U.S. Air Force pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954), who served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the top American ace during the Korean War.

Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland

It is assumed that Galland was shot down by the American ace Walker "Bud" Mahurin of the 56th Fighter Group, USAAF.