The History Chap Podcast

94: Albert Ball - WW1 Teenage Fighter Ace

February 23, 2024 Chris Green
94: Albert Ball - WW1 Teenage Fighter Ace
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94: Albert Ball - WW1 Teenage Fighter Ace
Feb 23, 2024
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Albert Ball VC, was a British First World War fighter pilot who became an ace when he was just 19. Eventually he shot down 44 German planes, was  awarded the Victoria Cross, 3 Distinguished Service Orders (the first person ever to achieve that feat), a Military Cross along with the French Legion d’Honneur.

And he achieved all of that by the time he was killed in action at the age of just 20.

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Albert Ball VC, was a British First World War fighter pilot who became an ace when he was just 19. Eventually he shot down 44 German planes, was  awarded the Victoria Cross, 3 Distinguished Service Orders (the first person ever to achieve that feat), a Military Cross along with the French Legion d’Honneur.

And he achieved all of that by the time he was killed in action at the age of just 20.

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