Albert Herman
- "My husband is an Air Force pilot, and refers to fighter planes as 'angels'. When he'd go to a mission that kept him away from home, I'd tell him in frustration to go dance with his angels."
- ― Melissa Herman
Albert Herman[1] was an Emmerian Air Force fighter pilot assigned to the 8th Air Division.[1] He was married to Melissa Herman, but was killed in action during the Emmeria-Estovakia War.
History
Albert Herman was born prior to 1999.[2] He met Melissa at some point in their lives and eventually married her, having a daughter named Matilda with her. From their house in Gracemeria, they witnessed Ulysses 1994XF04's impact in July 1999.[2]
Accustomed to undertaking long-term missions, he used to call aircraft "angels", leading Melissa to sarcastically tell him to "dance with his angels" whenever he sortied. He flew an F/A-18F Super Hornet adorned with nose art of an angelic figure named after his wife.[2]
In the opening of the Emmeria-Estovakia War, he was shot down during the Emmerian military's evacuation of Gracemeria. The remains of his jet were found by Melissa in a field while traveling with a group of refugees to west Emmeria, who recognized it by the angel on its side.[2] Estovakian forces eventually discovered and collected his remains, along with the aircraft, and published a classified report detailing the incident. Victor Voychek had obtained a copy of the report through unknown means, and gave it to Melissa after meeting her at the end of the war.[3]
Gallery
A classified report detailing Albert's death
A photo of the Herman family
His aircraft's wreckage
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Model kit description, Hasegawa 1/72 F-15E Strike Eagle "Ace Combat Garuda 1".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cutscene following Invasion of Gracemeria. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.
- ↑ Cutscene following Gracemeria Patrol. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.