Erich Hartmann, the highest-scoring ace in air combat history, claimed 11 victories in one day in 1944. His mission became one of the most extreme examples of Luftwaffe fighter combat on the Eastern ...

Erich Hartmann, Germany’s highest-scoring ace, once tricked American P-51s and Soviet Yak fighters into turning on each other. The encounter reveals the confusion, danger, and split-second deception ...