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5 unusual facts about Flying Ace


Barker Field

Opened in 1927, it was a civilian and privately owned airfield for the early era of flying in Canada and was named after William George Barker, a First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient.

F-22 Interceptor

As the game progresses, the player will be able to unlock an Aces campaign, where he will face off with advanced pilots from North Korea, Iraq, Russia, and the US.

L'as des as

In 1916, during the thick of World War I, a German and a French fighter ace by the names of Gunther von Beckman (Hoffman) and Jo Cavalier (Belmondo) manage to drag each other out of the sky.

Louanne Katraine

Circumstances lead to Starbuck and Kat flying as a pair on a Combat air patrol during which they encounter the ace Cylon Raider nicknamed Scar. Starbuck is the first to spot Scar, and comes close to trying to kill him in a suicidal head-on pass; at the last moment, she breaks away and lures Scar into Kat's line of fire.

Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge

The bridge’s namesake, Richard Ira Bong, was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was named the United States' all time "Ace of Aces".


53d Weapons Evaluation Group

The 475th Fighter Group was perhaps the best known of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning groups in the theater since it contained among its personnel the top scoring flying aces in the Pacific--Richard I. Bong (40 kills) and Thomas B. McGuire, Jr.

Adolph Rickenbacker

He Anglicized both his own name, and that of his company, to Rickenbacker to capitalize on the popularity of his distant cousin, America's top Flying Ace Eddie Rickenbacker.

Alexandru Şerbănescu

Alexandru "Alecu" Şerbănescu (17 May 1912 in Coloneşti, Olt County – 18 August 1944 in Ruşavăţ, Buzău County) was a leading Romanian fighter pilot and flying ace in World War II.

Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House

It commemorates the early life of Eddie Rickenbacker, who at various times in his life was a flying ace, Medal of Honor recipient, race car driver and a pioneer in air transportation.

Frank Stanford

In 1969, he met Linda Mencin, the daughter of a retired Naval Commander and World War II ace, through a mutual friend.

Heinrich Sturm

Hauptmann Heinrich Sturm (born 12 June 1920 in Dieburg, Hessia – killed in flying accident 22 December 1944 in Csór, Hungary) was German World War II Luftwaffe 158 victories Flying ace.

Karl-Gottfried Nordmann

Oberstleutnant Karl-Gottfried Nordmann (born 22 November 1915 in Gießen – died 22 July 1982 in Greenwich, Connecticut(USA)) was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace.

M. M. Alam Road

The road is named after flying ace of Pakistan Air Force, Air Commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam who was the recipient of the Pakistani military decoration, the Sitara-e-Jurrat (The star of courage) and a bar to it for his dog fight during the Indo Pakistan War of 1965 when he downed five Indian aircraft in less than a minute, the first four within 30 seconds, establishing a world record.

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Major proponents of the park's establishment and restoration included World War II flying ace William J. Cullerton.

Raymond Orteig

In 1919 he attended a dinner in New York organised by the Aero Club of America in early 1919 honouring the American flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker.

Sunnyside Country Club

Throughout its history, many well-known Fresnans have lived on the course itself, including Fresno State Bulldogs Football Coach Jim Sweeney (hole 7) and World War II Flying Ace Pappy Boyington (hole 14).

W. Paul Thayer

Thayer flew a F4F Wildcat and became a flying ace, with six confirmed and four probable aerial victories, and nine further Japanese Air Force aircraft destroyed on the ground.

Walt Kirk

:Not to be confused with Walter Kirk, an Australian World War I flying ace.

Wilhelm Thöne

Vizeflugmeister de Reserves Wilhelm Thöne was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.

William Frederick James Harvey

William Frederick James Harvey DFC & Bar MC MBE, (8 January 1897, Portslade, Sussex – 21 July 1972) was a British flying ace in World War I credited with twenty-six victories.


see also

Alfred Brown

Alfred John Brown (died 1919), World War I flying ace of No. 24 Squadron RAF

Barlow Trail

Barlow Trail is run roughly where the fifth meridian lies in the Dominion Land Survey; the road is named for Noel Barlow, a Calgarian who served as the ground crewman to Douglas Bader, a Royal Air Force flying ace in World War II.

Belford, Northumberland

Geoffrey Hornblower Cock,MC, World War I flying ace died in Belford in 1980

Columbus Air Force Base

On that date, the War Department announced the installation would be named Kaye Field, in honor of Capt Sam Kaye, a World War I flying ace from Columbus.

David Burgess

David Luther Burgess (1891–1960), Canadian World War I flying ace and politician

Duncan Smith

W. G. G. Duncan Smith, British Royal Air Force Second World War Flying ace

Erwin Böhme

He was born in Holzminden, grew into an athletic sportsman and became a flying ace during the war, credited with 24 victories.

Fred Brown

Frederick Elliott Brown (1895–1971), World War I flying ace credited with 10 aerial victories

Gail, Texas

Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent - flying ace, and second youngest general in U.S. Air Force history.

Gastone

Gastone Novelli, World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories

George Welsh

George Arthur Welsh (1896–1965), Canadian flying ace, farmer and political figure

Hans Hahn

Hans "Assi" Hahn (1914–1982), German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace

Harold White

Harold Albert White (1896–1970), British-born Canadian World War I flying ace

Heckmann

Alfred Heckmann (1914–1993), Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II

Honley

Captain Sydney Liversedge (1897–1979), first world war flying ace, was born in Honley.

James Fitz-Morris

Captain James Fitz-Morris MC and Bar (6 April 1897 - 14 August 1918) was a British, World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories.

Juhnke

Hermann Juhnke (1893–1914), German World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories

King's College, Auckland

Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC, RAF - New Zealand soldier, World War I flying ace and World War II senior Royal Air Force commander, the key military figure in the Battle of Britain

Laurence Allen

Laurence W. Allen (1892–after 1926), English World War I flying ace

McKnight Boulevard

It is named for William Lidstone McKnight (1918-1941), a World War II flying ace with the Royal Air Force who had spent much of his childhood in Calgary before disappearing shortly after the Battle of Britain in combat.

Meinecke

Emil Meinecke (1892–1975), German flying ace during World War I

Monnington

Kurt Adolf Monnington, World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories

Norman Jones

Norman Cyril Jones (c. 1890–1974), English flying ace during World War I

Pan Books

Pan Books began as an independent publisher, established in 1944 by Alan Bott, previously known for his memoirs of his experiences as a flying ace in the First World War.

Quandt

Theodor Quandt (1897–1940), German, World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories

Rickenbacher

Eddie Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher), World War I flying ace, head of Eastern Airlines

St Clears

The exhibition contains some photographs of famous people including the aviator Amy Johnson, World War I flying ace Wing Commander Ira Jones, and racing drivers Sir Malcolm Campbell and J. G. Parry-Thomas, who both attempted world land speed records at Pendine Sands.

Thomas Stephenson

Thomas Frederick Stephenson (1894-1917), World War I flying ace with the Royal Air Force

Touquin

In one of his flights as a World War 1 flying ace, Snoopy flew over Touquin.

Union Airways

Union Airways were founded by Major Allister Miller, a World War I flying ace, who had recruited some 2000 South Africans for service in the Royal Air Force.

Van Ryneveld

Pierre van Ryneveld (1891–1972), South African World War I flying ace, Royal Air Force officer, and South African Air Force general

Voris

Roy Marlin Voris (1919–2005), American aviator and World War II flying ace

Wilbur Shaw

He was dismayed at the dilapidated condition of the racetrack and quickly contacted then-owner Eddie Rickenbacker, the World War I flying ace and president and founder of Eastern Air Lines.