Charles B. de Bellevue

Charles B. De Bellevue

Colonel Charles Barbin “Chuck” DeBellevue (born August 15, 1945) is a retired officer in the United States Air Force. In 1972, while serving in the Vietnam War, DeBellevue became the first Air Force Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) to become a flying ace. He was credited with a total of six MiG kills, the most earned by any U.S. aviator during the Vietnam War and is a recipient of the Air Force Cross.