Saturday Sep 06, 2025

LTC Edgar Loftus: Facing Down a Nazi Ace

ABC:LHS #078-5   LTC Edgar Loftus...

...was a Wharton grad who rose in the Army Air Corps to Lieutenant Colonel. On VE Day, he was ranking officer in charge when a small squadron of German Aces landed and then augured in their aircraft at his air base to end their war. One of them was Hitler's favorite pilot. Yes, this really happened. 

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