RAF Ace Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader

Monogram 1:48 Mk II Spitfire

Legend 1:48 Douglas Bader figure

Douglas Bader A Biography, by Robert Jackson, Lume Books (2015)

U.S. Ace Major Richard Bong *Medal of Honor

Monogram 1:48 P-38J Lightning

Legend 1:48 Major Bong figure

Aces High, by Bill Yenne, Penguin Books (2010)

U.S. Ace Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington *Medal of Honor

Academy 1:48 F4U-1D Corsair

Ultracast 1:48 "Pappy" Boyington figure

Baa Baa Black Sheep, by "Pappy" Boyington, Wilson Publishing (1958)

U.S. Ace Major Joe Foss *Medal of Honor

Tamiya 1:48 F4F-4 Wildcat

1:48 WW2 Marine Pilot (maker unknown)

A Proud American: The Autobiography of Joe Foss, by Joe Foss with Donna Wild Foss, Pacifica Military History. (1992)

Japanese Ace Sub-Lieutenant Saburo Sakai

Tamiya 1:48 A6M2 Zero

1:48 WW2 Zero Pilot (maker unknown)

Samurai!, by Saburo Sakai , E.F. Dutton & Co. (1957)

FUTURE MODELING AND READING:

U.S. Ace Francis "Gabby" Gabreski & P-47D Thunderbolt

German Luftwaffe Ace General Adolf Galland & BF-109E-4

U.S. Ace Col. Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson & P-51D Mustang

U.S Navy Ace, Captain David McCampbell & F6F Hellcat

German Luftwaffe Ace Major Walter Nowotny & ME-262