Today's clue.
Looking for the name of a well-known pilot.
1. An ace, with a very respectable score but not, I think, number one on any strictly numerical list.
2. Very well known, in part perhaps because the authorities encouraged the publicizing of his successes to improve morale.
3. Most of the airplanes he flew during his war had a crew of two.
4. After finishing school, he worked as an engineering apprentice.
5. Some of the public accounts of his successes contained statements now known to have been flat-out lies.
6. One of his victories was achieved without firing a shot.
7. After his war, he returned to civilian life but did serve in a reserve unit.
8. He had a long and successful civilian career as a test pilot.
9. One of his civilian flights, in a military aircraft, set a record.
10. He had an unusual but catchy nickname.