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Old 10th October 2018, 20:42
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top aces of their plane type who died in aviation without combat

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such a high percentage of aces died an airmen's death without combat. I compiled a list of those who met that fate and who were the top ace of their plane type, respectively. I didn't include car accidents, MIA or collisions with comrades during combat missions. Enjoy!
  • Airco D.H.4, David Stewart, 1924
  • Airco D.H.5, Arthur Coningham, 1948 (lost in the Bermuda triangle)
  • Albatros D.Va, Fritz Pütter, 1918
  • Boulton Paul Defiant, Edward Thorn, 1946
  • Bristol Scout, Charles Bell, 1918
  • Curtiss Hawk III, LiuChui-Kang, 1937
  • Dewoitine D.520, Pierre Le Gloan, 1943
  • Douglas A-20, Gordon Raphael, 1945
  • Fiat CR.32, Joaquin Garcia-Morato, 1939
  • Fiat CR.42, Mario Visintini, 1941
  • Hansa-Brandenburg D.I, Godwin Brumowski, 1936
  • IAR 80, Teodor Zabava, 1944
  • Lockheed P-38, Richard Bong, 1945
  • Macchi M.5, Orazio Pierozzi, 1919
  • Macchi M.C.202, Teresio Martinoli, 1944
  • Nieuport 16, Charles Nungesser, 1927
  • Nieuport 24bis, Charles Nungesser, 1927
  • North American F-86, Joseph McConnell, 1954
  • Polikarpow I-16, Sergei Grizewez, 1939
  • R.A.F. R.E.8, Croye Pithey, 1920
  • R.A.F. S.E.5a, Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, 1921
  • Salmson 2, William Erwin, 1927
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Re: top aces of their plane type who died in aviation without combat

...the highest scorer of the large number of aces who died in flying accidents is Heinz Bär (221 kills).
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Re: top aces of their plane type who died in aviation without combat

There's a very good book about that topic by Norman Franks:
https://www.amazon.de/Fallen-Eagles-...s%2C135&sr=8-4
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