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1. Which of the following pilots achieved 'ace' status in WW2 (28.0 kills) and Korea (6.5 kills)?
2. The greatest ace of WW2 (Erich Hartmann of the Luftwaffe) had how many aerial victories?
3. During Vietnam only two pilots had 5 aerial victories accredited to them. They were Randy Cunningham and Steve Ritchie. Which force of the defense did they call home?
4. The greatest ace in Vietnam was Vietnamese, he flew a MiG 21 and his name was Nguyen Van Coc. How many aerial victories did Van Coc claim to have had?
5. Journalists dubbed Manfred von Richthofen's Jagdgeschwader 1 the what?
6. Seven of the top eight aces in the Pacific theatre all had one thing in common. They all flew what type of aircraft?
7. The Commonwealth's greatest ace of WW2 was a South African with over 40 aerial victories. Who was he?
8. Japanese aerial victories are more unreliable than other countries however, which of the following Japanese pilots claimed 202 victories (the greatest of all Japanese pilots)?
9. Soviet pilots were out-classed by German aircraft at the start of war in the Eastern Front until the introduction of the Yak-3 fighter. Which of the following pilots lead the way against the Germans scoring 62 aerial victories?
10. Finally, who was the leading female ace of the war?
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