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What was Eddie Rickenbacker famous for?
He shot down a number of enemy aircraft during the first world war.
What is an ace during World War 1?
Any pilot who shot down 5 or more enemy aircraft
What was fighter planes used for?
Fighter aircraft are used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
What was the job of the ant aircraft guns?
To shoot down enemy planes.
How did the red baron achieve his record?
He achieved his record by shooting down Allied aircraft.
What is the nickname for pilots who shot down five or more enemy aircraft?
Ace
How do you become an Ace pilot?
5 aerial victories/kills. Shoot down 5 aircraft or dirigibles but it did not require death of the enemy pilot; only destruction of the enemy aircraft.
What did American pilots get for shooting down a nazi pilot?
During WWII, if any pilot saw his buddies hanging in their parachutes being shot at by enemy aircraft, the chances are he will shoot down that enemy plane and kill the pilot hanging in his parachute in retribution. Since dogfight warfare was all about the numbers of shooting down aircraft, most pilots feel unconfortable about killing parachuting enemy pilots but that's not to say it didn't happen.
What Allied plane shot down the most enemy aircraft in World War 2?
the British hawker hurricane, it shot down the most planes then any others in ww2. The p51 which was only good at long range and was used late in the war to escort US bombers
Why are planes fast and maneuverable?
Fighter jets were designed to shoot down enemy aircraft. Because the enemy had fighter jets of their own to protect their aircraft, it was important to make them as fast and maneouverable as possible. It should be noted that the aircraft is only as good as its pilot.
Why are fighter planes fast and maneuverable?
Fighter jets were designed to shoot down enemy aircraft. Because the enemy had fighter jets of their own to protect their aircraft, it was important to make them as fast and maneouverable as possible. It should be noted that the aircraft is only as good as its pilot.
Why did aircraft have the stripes on their wings for the invasion of Europe and not before?
The stripes were to identify Allied Aircraft to Allied Anti-Aircraft Units so that the aircraft carrying the Allied Airborne Forces would not be shot down by their own anti-aircraft units as they were at Sicily. The only Airborne operations between Sicily & Normandy was at Salerno. There the entire Fifth Army was simply ordered not to fire their weapons on a particular night. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections
