He is a first rate combat pilot and the reckless bravery of his attacks … are something you can well be proud of.” When one thinks of America’s World War II air aces—those who have destroyed five or ...

Evidence in Camera: The Story of Photographic Intelligence in World War II by Constance Babington-Smith (Chatto and Windus, 1958) Eyes of the RAF: A History of Photo-Reconnaissance by Roy Conyers ...

Before the AVG was disbanded, Hedman managed to score one more aerial victory, bringing his final score to six. After the disbanding, he continued to contribute to the war effort against Imperial ...

During the commencement of World War I, history was recorded as the first-ever aerial combat kill was made on October 5, 1914 ...

a decorated former combat pilot who was among the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, the all-Black unit of the Army Air Forces in World War II, and who ... performing risky aerial maneuvers, he ...