[DADoser]

TOO many choices!!!!!! TOO many individual stories I don't know.

I'm not sure the "number" of official confirmed kills is a big factor in my opinion. Also, my favorites are based on the history I know vs. all the stories/heroics that I an unaware of.

Four of my favorites that are not on the list (not necessarily in order).

Lee "Buddy" Archer (Was he an ace? Officially "no." But the facts/circumstances of his service would seem to indicate otherwise.) While shooting down German planes, always kept to the mission - protecting the bombers. What's a better "ace" than that??? (Also, shared sinking of a German destroyer escort...with machine gun fire????? - I thought he was on that mission, but I could be wrong here.) What's that worth? Seems like he is/was very humble regarding his accomplishments as well. Battling the Axis as well as the racism of the time - Archer truly fought a war on two personal fronts that none of the pilots in the poll faced. (Not taking anything away from them, just highlighting what Archer dealt with. )

Alex Vraciu

Rex Barber - shot down Yamamoto's plane, and then immediately had the credit "stolen" from him by another pilot who had future political ambitions. Sucked to be Rex at the time.

Ira Kepford

Just about ANY pilot with the AVG (but does the "mercenary"/profit motivation drop some of them from the top of my "favorites?" I 'm not sure.)

[STARMAN 352ND]

Well it looks like Bud Anderson has toped the charts on this poll
I will close this thread on 11-11-06 V day.You can still vote until then.
Oh..BTW Skunky i get the "Mates" talk from my grandmothers side who is from the Outback country.
JP

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

BTW, JP, I'm just curious -and not to deviate from the topic or anything - but are you from Down Under?...

[DADoser]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

Well it looks like Bud Anderson has toped the charts on this poll
I will close this thread on 11-11-06 V day.You can still vote until then.
Oh..BTW Skunky i get the "Mates" talk from my grandmothers side who is from the Outback country.
JP

Or....
Take the top 5 and start a new "run off" poll

[STARMAN 352ND]

Top five for a run off poll....humm..
That be a idea...I will have to have the 9 members
PM me what there votes were for the Others aces
that did not have their names listed.

JP

[STARMAN 352ND]

Poll is now closed and the winner is Bud Anderson P-51 fighter ace of the 357th FG.
JP

[SKUNKY]

YAAAAYYYYYY!!!!...I picked him!..I picked him!...............do I win anything?

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

YAAAAYYYYYY!!!!...I picked him!..I picked him!...............do I win anything?

Skunky, you seem to have awarded yourself the prize of a dapper new look - is that a helmet you're wearing?

[SKUNKY]

Yes, Cardo....I'm headed into space to hunt for Gort....Whatcha think of the booties?....

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

Yes, Cardo....I'm headed into space to hunt for Gort....Whatcha think of the booties?....

The booties seem to match the helmet well ... . Good luck with your search for the metallic one ... to boldly go where no Skunk has gone before ...