Corsair

The ta'ifa of raïs or the Raïs for short, were Barbary pirates based in Regency of Algiers who were involved in piracy and the slave trade in the Mediterranean Sea from the 16th to the 19th century. They were an ethnically mixed group of seafarers, including mostly "renegades" from European provinces of the Mediterranean and the North Sea, along with a minority of Turks and Moors. Such crews were experienced in naval combat, making Algiers a formidable pirate base. Its activity was directed agai

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Occupation

aircraft pilot

Nationality

United States

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