American Eagle

Real Name: Fort (first name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Fighter pilot, squadron leader

Affiliations: The Eagle Squadron: "Reb" Folsom, "Ugly" Harrison Clymes III, "Hot-Rock" Hutchins

Enemies: Col. "Hardnose" Cole,Nazis, Baron von Kesselein, Shiguzi Yano

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: He flew his missions over German-occupied Europe from England.

First Appearance: Fightin' Air Force #50 (Charlton Comics, August 1965)

Powers/Abilities: Highly skilled pilot, generally flying a P-51 Mustang.

History: Captain Fort was a top fighter pilot in World War II, known by friend and foe alike as American Eagle. He frequently clashed with his superior officer Colonel "Hardnose" Cole, who was always on the lookout for any excuse to transfer or court-martial Fort.

Comments: Thanks to Dennis Ray for information about this character.

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