Josef "Pips" Priller (27 July 1915 - 20 May 1961) was a Luftwaffe World War II fighter ace. He has become famous because of the publicity regarding his Fw 190A-8's single strafing pass attack on the Normandy Beaches on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), accompanied by his wingman Heinz Wodarczyk. This act was first brought to world attention by the book and then the film, The Longest Day, which show this, the only known and documented daylight attack by the Luftwaffe against the Normandy landing.
Josef Priller flew 307 combat missions to claim 101 victories. All his victories were recorded over the Western Front, and consisted of 11 USAAF heavy bombers, 68 Spitfires (the highest Luftwaffe ace's tally for these aircraft),11 Hurricanes, 5 medium bombers and 5 USAAF fighters.

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Just about to gain a skill (5 SPP) and this ace was crowd-pushed and killed. That's what I call respect for the heroes of past times.