Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen

male, deceased (1918)
The Red Baron, German nobility, German, Aviator killed in shootdown, Luftstreitkräfte personnel, fighter pilot…shot-down aviator
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...
Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader

male, deceased (1982)
RAF College Cranwell graduate, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, fighter, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Knights Bachelor, distinguished flying cross…aviator, shot-down aviator
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF (21 February 1910-5 September 1982); surname...
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

male, deceased (1944)
Japanese naval aviator, Aviator killed in shootdown, ace, World War II pilot, Naval aviator, flying ace…aviator, shot-down aviator
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (January 27, 1920 - October 26, 1944) was an ace pilot of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force during World War II. It is...
Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

male, deceased (1973)
World War I prisoner of war, American military personnel of World War II, American military, shot-down aviator, World War I, Producer…aviator
Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893, Jacksonville, Florida, USA - April 21, 1973, San Diego, California, USA, died of cancer) was an American...
Howard D. Wardle

Howard D. Wardle

male, deceased (1995)
shot-down aviator, Colditz prisoner of WWII, Recipient of the Military Cross, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT, Canadian, royal air force
Howard Douglas Wardle MC (August 15, 1915 - January 1995), commonly known as Hank, was a Canadian pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II....
Pappy Boyington

Pappy Boyington

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

Scott O'Grady

male, 44 years old
F-16C, Master's Degree, fighter pilot, United States Air Force officer, AFROTC, Irish-American in the military…shot-down aviator
Scott F. O'Grady is a former United States Air Force captain who gained prominence after ejecting over Bosnia when his F-16C 89-2032/AV was shot...
Adolphe Pegoud

Adolphe Pegoud

male, deceased (1915)
roland garros, Louis Bleriot, Aviator killed in shootdown, shot-down aviator, loop, World War I flying ace…aviator
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud was a well known French aviator who became the first fighter ace. Pegoud served in the French Army from 1907 to 1913. Im...

Donald Cunnell

male, deceased (1917)
Aviator killed in shootdown, From norwich, flying ace, Royal Air Force officer, Killed in action, shot-down aviator
Donald Charles Cunnell (1893-1917) was a British World War I flying ace who was killed in action over Belgium.
Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

male, deceased (1982)
Recipient of the Knight's Cross, Knight’s Cross, battleship, destroyer, German native of Silesia, Grand Cross of the Iron Cross…shot-down aviator, aviator
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated German serviceman of the...