"Once you have flown a Spitfire, it spoils you for all other fighters. Every other aircraft seems imperfect in one way or another"
-Lt. Col. William R. Dunn USAAF
William R. Dunn (1916–1995) was the first American ace of World War II.
Joining the Canadian Army at the outbreak of war in September 1939, he was an infantryman until he transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in late 1940.
After service in an RAF Eagle Squadron, he joined the United States Army Air Force in 1943.