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Clive Robertson Caldwell, DSO, DFC & Bar (28 July 1911 – 5 August 1994) was the leading Australian air ace of World War II. He is officially credited with shooting down 28.5 enemy aircraft in over 300 operational sorties, including an ace in a day. In addition to his official score, he has been ascribed six probables and 15 damaged.
Clive Robertson Caldwell ( 28 de julho de 1910 - 5 de agosto de 1994) foi um aviador militar australiano que se tornou ás da aviação durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Oficialmente, são creditadas a ele o abate de 28,5 aviões inimigos em mais de 300 missões operacionais.
05 Aug 1994. Born in Sydney Clive became the highest scoring fighter pilot of the RAAF. Clive “Killer” Caldwell always wanted to fly; he became an outstanding airman and a popular national hero. After working for the Bank of NSW for a time he enlisted when World War II broke out.
Learn about Clive Caldwell, the highest scoring fighter pilot of the RAAF in World War II. He flew in the Middle East, Darwin and Morotai, and was involved in the \"Morotai Mutiny\".
5 de ago. de 1994 · Group Captain Clive Robertson Caldwell. Clive Caldwell was born in Sydney on 28 July 1911. He began his flying career in 1938 when he joined the Aero Club of New South Wales. Nevertheless, by the time the Second World War began he had logged only 11 hours of solo flying.
- 1911-07-28
- 402,1K
- Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Lewisham
Wednesday — Wing-Commander Clive ("Killer") Caldwell took his score to 27½ enemy aircraft destroyed when he brought down a Japanese reconnaissance bomber near Darwin. Wing-Commander Caldwell's kill was the fourth reconnaissance aircraft credited to Spitfires in the Darwin area yesterday.
6 de abr. de 2018 · Stories. Top Gun From Down Under. Flying mainly over North Africa and in defense of his home island, Australian ace of aces Clive Caldwell shot down a mixed bag of Axis airmen, including Germans, Italians and Japanese. by Jon Guttman 4/6/2018.
