Thread: Worst Ace.
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Old 18 July 2000, 01:05 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I nominate Jan Olieslagers as the worst ace. He flew 491 sorties and engaged in 97 dogfights, yet his 5 qualifying victories took 2 years and 8 months to achieve. His first was on 12 September 1915, his fifth was on 3 May 1918. Thereafter he had only one further victory, 2 weeks later, on 19 May 1918.

Er, mind you he did survive the war, which is more than many of his betters did.

You can have the concept of a "worst ace" without denigrating someone who risked his life in aerial combat.


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