Richard Allen Peterson was a fighter ace and a major in the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II, he was the fourth highest scoring ace of 357th Fighter Group, with 15.5 aerial victories
Major Richard A Peterson of the 357th Fighter Group
Peterson's P-51 Mustang "Hurry Home Honey"
The top scoring fighter aces of the 357th Fighter Group. L-R; Richard Peterson, Leonard Carson, John England, and Clarence Anderson.
Attacks on parachutists
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Attacks on parachutists, as defined by the law of war, occur when pilots, aircrew, and passengers are attacked while descending by parachute from disabled aircraft during wartime. Such parachutists ar
Richard A. Peterson (aviator)
…American B-17 bomber crews in parachutes after being shot down. Peterson attacked the Bf 109 and forced the German pilot to bail out of the aircraft. He shot and killed him as he descended on his parachute. Peterson recalled that some of his unit were nervous that this would invite a retaliatory response from the Luftwaffe, "but they had to be there to…
Afghans in Peshawar showing off canopy of downed Soviet jet, 1984.