Nobuo Fujita

Nobuo Fujita : biography 1911 - 1997 The submarine torpedoed and sank the SS Camden and SS Larry Doheny, and then sailed for home. On...

Johnny Checketts

Johnny Checketts : biography 20 February 1912 - 23 April 2006 Wing Commander John "Johnny" Milne Checketts, DSO, DFC (20 February 1912 -...

Bill Crawford-Crompton

Bill Crawford-Crompton : biography 2 March 1915 - 2 January 1988 Air Vice Marshal William Vernon "Bill" Crawford-Crompton CB, CBE, DSO & Bar,...

Edgar James "Cobber" Kain

Edgar James "Cobber" Kain : biography 27 June 1918 - 7 June 1940 "Phoney War" On 26 March, Kain destroyed a Bf 109 and probably...

Edgar James "Cobber" Kain

Edgar James "Cobber" Kain : biography 27 June 1918 - 7 June 1940 Edgar James Kain DFC (27 June 1918 – 7 June...

Lincoln J. Beachey

Lincoln J. Beachey : biography March 3, 1887 - March 14, 1915 Lincoln J. Beachey (March 3, 1887 – March 14, 1915)...

Lincoln J. Beachey

Lincoln J. Beachey : biography March 3, 1887 - March 14, 1915 At the 1911 Chicago International Aviation Meet, Beachey raced a train--and let his...

Lincoln J. Beachey

Lincoln J. Beachey : biography March 3, 1887 - March 14, 1915 After he first successfully completed a loop, he wrote a poignant reflection, saying,...

Mieczysław Garsztka

Mieczysław Garsztka : biography December 31, 1896 - June 10, 1919 { |unit=Grenadier Regiment 1101st Nassau Infantry Regiment 87Jagdstaffel 31 fighter squadron;7th Air...

Horace S. Carswell, Jr.

Horace S. Carswell, Jr. : biography July 18, 1916 - October 26, 1944 Horace Seaver "Stump" Carswell, Jr. (July 18, 1916 – October...