swap_horiz John Boyd Alternatives

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Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager was a pioneering American test pilot renowned for his role in breaking the sound barrier. His historic flig...

Military Cold War American Test Pilot

9.9 Brilliant

2

Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh achieved lasting recognition as a pioneering aviator. His 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean,...

American Record Breaker Transatlantic Golden Age

9.8 Brilliant

3

Jimmy Doolittle

Jimmy Doolittle was an American military aviator renowned for leading the daring Doolittle Raid during World War II. Thi...

Military American Wwii Record Breaker

9.6 Brilliant

4

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell was an American aviator whose advocacy for strategic airpower significantly shaped early 20th-century mil...

Military American Wwi Court Martial

9.3 Excellent

5

Curtis LeMay

Curtis LeMay was a highly influential American aviator whose career spanned World War II through the Cold War. He rose t...

Military Cold War American Wwii

9.2 Excellent

6

Hap Arnold

Hap Arnold was a highly decorated American aviator serving with distinction in World War II. He rose to command the Unit...

Military American Wwii Five Star

9.1 Excellent

7

Claire Chennault

Claire Chennault served as a pioneering American aviator with the American Volunteer Group, or “Flying Tigers,” during W...

Military American China Wwii

9.0 Excellent

8

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He piloted the B-29 bomber En...

Military American Wwii Enola Gay

8.9 Great

9

Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom was an American aviator and astronaut pivotal to early space exploration. He piloted the Mercury-Redstone 4...

American Korean War Mercury Gemini

8.9 Great

10

Carl Spaatz

Carl Spaatz was a leading United States Air Force general who served as the first Chief of Staff of the independent Unit...

Military American Wwii Strategic Bombing

8.5 Great

11

Ira Eaker

General Ira C. Eaker was a United States Army Air Forces and later United States Air Force officer who played a major co...

Military American Wwii Strategic Bombing

8.5 Great

12

Brian Shul

Brian Shul was a pilot in the United States Air Force who served during the Vietnam War and the Cold War. He survived se...

Military Cold War American Air Force

8.5 Great

13

Nancy Love

Nancy Harkness Love was an American aviator who played a pivotal role in integrating women into military aviation during...

Military American Female Aviator Wafs

8.2 Great

14

Joseph McConnell

Joseph C. McConnell Jr. was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and the leading American aerial ace of the Korean Wa...

American Korean War Military Ace F 86

7.2 Good

15

Cornelia Fort

Cornelia Fort was an American aviator and flight instructor who became one of the first women to fly military aircraft f...

Military American Wwii Female Aviator

7.1 Good

16

George Davis

George Andrew Davis Jr. was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who served in both World War II and the Korean War....

American Korean War Military Ace Medal Of Honor

7.0 Good

17

James Jabara

James Jabara was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Korean War veteran who became the first American jet ace. Flying Nor...

American Korean War Military Ace First Jet Ace

6.8 Fair

18

Harold Fischer

Harold Fischer was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Korean War flying ace credited with ten aerial victories....

American Korean War Pow Military Ace

6.6 Fair

19

Frederick Blesse

Frederick Corbin Blesse was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Korean War ace credited with ten aerial victorie...

American Korean War Military Ace F 86

6.5 Fair

20

Manuel Fernandez

Manuel J. "Pete" Fernandez was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and a Korean War flying ace. Flying the North Ame...

American Korean War Military Ace F 86

5.9 Mediocre