Eddie Rickenbacker

Eddie Rickenbacker

male, deceased (1973)
flyingace, medal of honor, German-American, fighter aircraft, American military, American…ace, World War I flying ace
Eddie Rickenbacker was best known as a World War I fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer,...
Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen

male, deceased (1918)
The Red Baron, German nobility, German, Aviator killed in shootdown, Luftstreitkräfte personnel, fighter pilot…World War I flying ace, flyingace
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 - April 21, 1918) was a German fighter pilot known as The Red Baron. He was the most...
Billy Bishop

Billy Bishop

male, deceased (1956)
Canadian of English descent, Royal Military College of Canada, Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Recipient of the Military Cross, DFC, Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame…distinguished flying cross, flyingace, World War I flying ace
Air Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC CB DSO & Bar MC DFC ED (8 February 1894 - 11 September 1956) was a Canadian First World War flying ace,...
Duke Cunningham

Duke Cunningham

male, 67 years old
Republican, Congressional scandal, United States Naval Aviator, American military, University of Missouri–Columbia alumni, Randall Harold Cunningham…flyingace, Vietnam War flying ace
Randall Harold Cunningham (born December 8 1941), usually known as Randy or Duke, was a Republican member of the United States House of...

Roy Brown

male, deceased (1944)
Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, RNAS, Royal Naval Air Service, captain, RAF Officer, dsc…World War I flying ace, distinguished flying cross, flyingace
Captain Arthur Roy Brown DSC and bar RNAS (23 December, 1893-9 March, 1944) was a Canadian World War I flying ace. The Royal Air Force officially...
Pappy Boyington

Pappy Boyington

male, deceased (1988)
Native American military personnel, American military personnel of World War II, United States Naval Aviator, cancer death, flyingace, aviator…ace, World War II flying ace
Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC, (December 4, 1912 - January 11, 1988) was an American fighter ace. Boyington flew initially with the...
Oswald Boelcke

Oswald Boelcke

male, deceased (1916)
Luftstreitkräfte personnel, World War I, German Military, Recipient of the Iron Cross, flyingace, First World War…World War I flying ace
Oswald Boelcke (19 May, 1891-28 October, 1916) was a German flying ace of the First World War and one of the most influential patrol leaders and...
Edward O'Hare

Edward O'Hare

male, deceased (1943)
Aviator killed in shootdown, United States Naval Aviator, From st. louis, missouri, United States Navy, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Navy officer…flyingace, World War II flying ace
Lt. Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare (March 13, 1914 - November 26, 1943) was a naval aviator of the United States Navy who on February 20,...
Wop May

Wop May

male, deceased (1952)
World War I, Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, flyingace, carberry, aviator, Canadian…distinguished flying cross, World War I flying ace
Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May, OBE, DFC (April 20, 1896 - June 21, 1952), was a World War I flying ace and a pioneering aviator who created the role of...
Raoul Lufbery

Raoul Lufbery

male, deceased (1918)
American military personnel killed in action I, Aviator killed in shootdown, World War I, World War I flying ace, American World War I killed in action, Lafayette Escadrille…French World War I flying aces, flyingace
Gervais Raoul Lufbery (March 14, 1885 - May 19, 1918) was a French-American fighter pilot and flying ace in World War I. Because he served in both...