Albert Ball VC, was a British First World War fighter pilot who became an ace when he was just 19. Eventually he shot down 44 German planes, was awarded the Victoria Cross, 3 Distinguished Service Orders (the first person ever to achieve that feat), a Military Cross along with the French Legion d’Honneur.
And he achieved all of that by the time he was killed in action at the age of just 20.
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0:00 Albert Ball VC intro
0:52 Early life in Nottingham
2:49 World War 1
4:44 Flying Lessons
6:06 Joins Royal Flying Corps
9:38 Fighter Ace
11:23 His Tactics
13:17 National Hero
15:04 DSO & bar
18:20 Meets Billy Bishop
20:15 Engaged to Flora
20:57 Top Allied Ace
22:00 Death
24:54 Legacy
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