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This is a list of World War I flying aces by nationality (Number of victories in parentheses).
- Roderic Dallas (39-51) Disputed; see note below.
- Robert Little (47)
- A. H. "Harry" Cobby (29)
- Elwyn King (26)
- Alexander Pentland (23)
- Edgar McCloughry (21)
- Richard Minifie (21)
- Edgar Johnston (20)
- Andrew Cowper (19)
- Cedric Howell (19)
- Fred Holliday (17)
- Allan Hepburn (16)
- Francis Ryan Smith (16)
- John Rutherford Gordon (15)
- Roy Cecil Phillipps (15)
- Sources:
(Roderic Dallas' score is in dispute. His official war-time tally is 39, but Adrian Hellwig, a biographer of Dallas, claims 48 (previously 50) in a unpublished biography. Some web sites claim 51. [1] [2]. [3]. Arthur Henry Cobby August 26, 1894- November 11, 1955 was a notable Australian military aviator. ...
- Godwin Brumowski (35)
- Julius Arigi (32)
- Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (28)
- Frank Linke-Crawford (27)
- Josef Kiss (19)
- Franz Graeser (Gräser) (18)
- Eugen Boensch (Bönsch) (16)
- Stefan Fejes (16)
- Ernst Strohschneider (15)
- Adolf Heyrowsky (12)
- Kurt Gruber (11)
- Franz Rudorfer (11)
- Friedrich Navratil (10)
- Raoul Stojsavljevic (10)
- Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield (9)
- Otto Jindra (9)
- Georg Kenzian (9)
- Ferdinand Udvardy (9)
- Source: http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/austrhun/index.php
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- Billy Bishop (72)
- Raymond Collishaw (62)
- MacLaren, Donald R. (54)
- William Barker (50)
- Atkey, Alfred C. (38)
- William G. Claxton (37)
- Fall, Joseph S.T. (36)
- McCall, Frederick R.G. (35)
- Quigley, Francis G. (33)
- McKeever, Andrew E. (31)
- Carter, Albert D. (28)
- Hoidge, Reginald T.C. (28)
- McEwen, Clifford M. (27)
- Soden, Frank O. (27)
- Whealy, Arthur T. (27)
- Thomson, William M. (26)
- Rosevear, Stanley W. (25)
- Shields, William E. (24)
- Alexander, William M. (22)
- White, Joseph L.M. (22)
- Edwards, Harold L. (21)
- Hickey, Charles R.R. (21)
- Conn, Kenneth B. (20)
- Lagesse, Camille H.R. (20)
- Fairclough, Arthur B. (19)
- Reid, Ellis V. (19)
- MacKay, George C. (18)
- Carter, Alfred W. (17)
- Edwards, Stearne T. (17)
- Falkenberg, Carl F. (17)
- Bell, Gerald G. (16)
- Burden, Henry J. (16)
- Glen, James A. (15)
- Greene, John E. (15)
- Clement, Carleton M. (14)
- Godfrey, Albert E. (14)
- Sorsoleil, Jack V. (14)
- Thomson, George (14)
- Wallace, Hazel L. (14)
- Williams, Thomas F. (14)
- Armstrong, Frederick C. (13)
- Curtis, Wilfred A. (13)
- Howsam, George R. (13)
- Hoy, Ernest C. (13)
- Hudson, Harold B. (13)
- Keirstead, Ronald M. (13)
- Manuel, John G. (13)
- Wilfrid "Wop" May (13)
- Stanger, Stanley (13)
- Birks, Gerald A. (12)
- Bromley, Ernest C. (12)
- Harrison, William L. (12)
- Hubbard, William H. (12)
- Irving, Gordon B. (12)
- Jenkins, William S. (12)
- Manzer, Roy (12)
- McGregor, Douglas U. (12)
- Rath, Henry C. (12)
- Shook, Alexander M. (12)
- Stephenson, William S. (12)
- Waddington, Melville W. (12)
- James B. White (12)
- Banbury, Fred Everest (11)
- Chadwick, Arnold Jacques (11)
- Davison, Hiram F. (11)
- Duncan, William J.A. (11)
- Green, Charles D.B. (11)
- Irwin, William R. (11)
- James, Mansell R. (11)
- Johnson, George O. (11)
- Oaks, Harold A. (11)
- Bell, Hilliard B. (10)
- Breadner, Lloyd S. (10)
- Roy Brown (10)
- Brown, Frederic E. (10)
- Dodds, Robert (10)
- Koch, Alfred (10)
- Malone, John J. (10)
- McKay, Alfred E. (10)
- Moore, Guy B.v (10)
- Taylor, Frank H. (10)
- Beanlands, Bernard P.G. (9)
- Brown, William H. (9)
- Bulmer, George W. (9)
- Christian, Leo A. (9)
- Dawes, Richard J. (9)
- Del'Haye, Roger A. (9)
- Dixon, George C. (9)
- Forman, James H. (9)
- Goulding, Acheson G. (9)
- Kerby, Harold S. (9)
- McGoun, David M. (9)
- Rogers, William W. (9)
- Salter, Ernest J. (9)
- Spence, Anthony G.A. (9)
- Thompson, Louis M. (9)
- Watson, Kenneth B. (9)
- Craig, William B. (8)
- De Pencier, John D. (8)
- Durrand, William (8)
- Fleming, Austin L. (8)
- Hilton, D'Arcy F. (8)
- Joy, Ernest G. (8)
- Junor, Kenneth W. (8)
- MacDonald, William M. (8)
- Malcolm, Reginald G. (8)
- Marks, George I.D. (8)
- McDonald, Roderick (8)
- Rutherford, William J. (8)
- Sharman, John E. (8)
- Smith, John H. (8)
- Smith, Langley F.W. (8)
- Wilson, Claude M. (8)
- Bell-Irving, Allan D. (7)
- Birmingham, Thomas J. (7)
- Burgess, David L. (7)
- Campbell, Lynn (7)
- Claydon, Arthur (7)
- Davis, Ernest F.H. (7)
- Farrell, Conway M.G. (7)
- Foster, George B. (7)
- Gilroy, Eric C. (7)
- Hilborn, William C. (7)
- Home-Hay, Jeffrey B. (7)
- Jarvis, Arthur E.D.M. (7)
- Jenks, Archibald N. (7)
- Joslyn, Harold W. (7)
- Leitch, Alfred A. (7)
- MacLeod, Malcolm P. (7)
- McConnell, Roy K. (7)
- Morrow, Ernest T. (7)
- Page, John A. (7)
- Puffer, Stanley A. (7)
- Ray, Lewis H. (7)
- Smith, Emerson A.L.F. (7)
- Taylor, Merril S. (7)
- Appleby, Percival E. (6)
- Brock, Cecil G. (6)
- Clappison, Henry G. (6)
- Corey, Irving B. (6)
- Crabb, Earl F. (6)
- Drummond, Jack E. (6)
- Fowler, Herbert H.S. (6)
- Galbraith, Daniel M.B. (6)
- Hewat, Richard A. (6)
- Kelly, Ernest T.S. (6)
- Meek, Earl S. (6)
- Millman, Norman C. (6)
- Nash, Gerald E. (6)
- Parlee, Medley K. (6)
- Swayze, William K. (6)
- Symons, Harry L. (6)
- Trapp, George L. (6)
- Watson, Harry E. (6)
- Wood, Harry A. (6)
- Anderson, George B. (5)
- Bawlf, Louis D. (5)
- Blaicklock, George W. (5)
- Boger, William Otway (5)
- Booth, Edward B. (5)
- Bottrill, William E. (5)
- Compton, Harry N. (5)
- Crompton, John B. (5)
- Cummings, Lumsden (5)
- Duffus, Chester S. (5)
- Eaton, Edward C. (5)
- Elliott, William B. (5)
- Ellis, Sydney E. (5)
- Gauld, George W.G. (5)
- Gillanders, John G. (5)
- Gillespie, William J. (5)
- Grange, Edward R. (5)
- Griffith, Hugh B. (5)
- Hales, John P. (5)
- Hallonquist, Joseph E. (5)
- Hand, Earl M. (5)
- Lally, Conrad T. (5)
- Little, Robert H. (5)
- MacDonald, Ross M. (5)
- MacRae, John F.N. (5)
- Manley, Patrick S. (5)
- McNeaney, John H. (5)
- McRae, Russell F. (5)
- Molyneaux, Harold A.S. (5)
- Mott, Harold E. (5)
- Mulock, Redford H. (5)
- Pugh, John E. (5)
- Russell, J.B. (5)
- Smith, James R. (5)
- Welsh, George A. (5)
- Whitney, Robert K. (5)
- Source: http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/index.php
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- Manfred von Richthofen (80)
- Ernst Udet (62)
- Erich Loewenhardt (Löwenhardt) (54)
- Werner Voss (48)
- Josef C.P. Jacobs (45)
- Fritz Rumey (45)
- Rudolph Berthold (44)
- Bruno Loerzer (44)
- Paul Wilhelm Baeumer (Bäumer) (43)
- Oswald Boelcke (40)
- Franz Buechner (Büchner) (40)
- Lothar von Richthofen (40)
- Heinrich Gontermann (39)
- Karl Menckhoff (39)
- Theodor Osterkamp (32)
- Karl Bolle (36)
- Julius Buckler (36)
- Max Ritter von Mueller (Müller) (36)
- Gustav Doerr (Dörr) (35)
- Otto Koennecke (Könnecke) (35)
- Eduard Ritter von Schleich (35)
- Emil Thuy (35)
- Josef Veltjens (35)
- Heinrich Bongartz (33)
- Heinrich Kroll (33)
- Kurt Wolff (33)
- Hermann Frommherz (32)
- Paul Billik (31)
- Gotthard Sachsenberg (31)
- Karl Allmenroeder (Allmenröder) (30)
- Carl Degelow (30)
- Josef Mai (30)
- Ulrich Neckel (30)
- Karl Schaefer (Schäfer) (30)
- Harald Auffarth (Auffahrt) (29)
- Walter Blume (28)
- Walter von Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Bothkamp) (28)
- Robert Ritter von Greim (28)
- Arthur Laumann (28)
- Friedrich Ritter von Roeth (Röth) (28)
- Otto Bernert (27)
- Otto Fruhner (27)
- Hans Kirschstein (27)
- Karl Thom (27)
- Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (27)
- Kurt Wuesthoff (Wüsthoff) (27)
- Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk (26)
- Eduard Ritter von Dostler (26)
- Max Naether (Näther) (26)
- Oliver Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay (25)
- Georg von Hantelmann (25)
- Fritz Puetter (Pütter) (25)
- Erwin Boehme (Böhme) (24)
- Georg Meyer (24)
- Hermann Becker (23)
- Hermann Goering (Göring) (22)
- Hans Klein (22)
- Hans M. Pippart (22)
- Werner Preuss (22)
- Karl Schlegel (22)
- Rudolf Windisch (22)
- Hans Ritter von Adam (21)
- Friedrich Altemeier (21)
- Friedrich Friedrichs (21)
- Fritz Hoehn (Höhn) (21)
- Friedrich T. Noltenius (21)
- Hans Bethge (20)
- Rudolph von Eschwege (20)
- Wilhelm Frankl (20)
- Hans von Freden (20)
- Walter Goettsch (Göttsch) (20)
- Oskar Hennrich (20)
- Otto Kissenberth (20)
- Wilhelm Reinhard (20)
- Otto Schmidt (20)
- Christian Donhauser (19)
- Gerhard Fieseler (19)
- Kurt Wintgens (19)
- Hartmut Baldamus (18)
- Franz Hemer (18)
- Emil Schaepe (Schäpe) (18)
- Alexander Zenses (18)
- Hans Boehning (Böhning) (17)
- Walter Boening (Böning) (17)
- Ernst Hess (17)
- Max Immelmann (17)
- Rudolf Klimke (17)
- Karl Plauth (17)
- Franz Ray (17)
- Hans Joachim Rolfes (17)
- Josef Schwendemann (17)
- Ernst Bormann (16)
- Ludwig Hanstein (16)
- Johannes Klein (16)
- Karl Odebrett (16)
- Wilhelm A. Seitz (16)
- Hans Weiss (16)
- Karl Bohnenkamp (15)
- Albert Dossenbach (15)
- Rudolf Francke (15)
- Albert Haussmann (15)
- Alois Heldmann (15)
- Otto Loeffler (Löffler) (15)
- Hans-Georg von der Marwitz (15)
- Edmund Nathanael (15)
- Wilhelm Neuenhofen (15)
- Viktor von Pressentin von Rautter (15)
- Theodor Quandt (15)
- Julius Schmidt (15)
- Kurt Schneider (15)
- Paul Straehle (Strähle) (15)
- Reinhold Joerke (Jörke) (14)
- Franz Piechulek (14)
- Georg Schlenker (14)
- Rudolf Wendelmuth (14)
- Hans-Joachim Buddecke (13)
- Siegfried Buettner (Büttner) (13)
- Friedrich Christiansen (13)
- Dieter Collin (13)
- Heinrich Geigl (13)
- Robert Heibert (13)
- Johann Janzen (13)
- Christian Mesch (13)
- Otto Rosenfeld (13)
- Kurt Schoenfelder (Schönfelder) (13)
- Erich von Wedel (13)
- Erich Buder (12)
- Theodor Cammann (12)
- Gottfried Ehmann (12)
- Otto Esswein (12)
- Sebastian Festner (12)
- Wilhelm Frickart (12)
- Bertram Heinrich (12)
- Walter Hoehndorf (Höhndorf) (12)
- Gerhard Hubrich (12)
- Hans von Keudell (12)
- Max Kuhn (12)
- Alfred Lindenberger (12)
- Friedrich Manschott (12)
- Hans Mueller (Müller) (12)
- Franz Schleiff (12)
- Renatus Theiller (12)
- Bernhard Ultsch (12)
- Richard Wenzl (12)
- Heinrich Arntzen (11)
- Raven Freiherr von Barnekow (11)
- Joachim von Busse (Budde) (11)
- Friedrich Classen (11)
- Xaver Dannhuber (11)
- Kurt-Bertram von Doering (Döring) (11)
- Heinrich Drekmann (11)
- Willi Gabriel (11)
- Stefan Kirmaier (11)
- Fritz Loerzer (11)
- Hans Nuelle (Nülle) (11)
- Hermann Pfeiffer (11)
- Reinhold Poss (11)
- Hugo Schaefer (Schäfer) (11)
- Rudolf Stark (11)
- Leopold Anslinger (10)
- Paul Aue (10)
- Dietrich Averes (10)
- Hans Berr (10)
- Franz Brandt (10)
- Otto Brauneck (10)
- Martin Dehmisch (Demisch) (10)
- Karl Gallwitz (10)
- Justus Grassmann (10)
- Paul Lotz (10)
- Rudolf Matthaei (10)
- Max Ritter von Mulzer (10)
- Alfons Nagler (10)
- Hans Schuez (Schüz) (10)
- Werner Steinhaeuser (Steinhäuser) (10)
- Erik Thomas (10)
- Paul Turck (10)
- Paul Wenzel (10)
- Hans Wolff (10)
- Ernst Freiherr von Althaus (9)
- Arno Benzler (9)
- Konrad Brendle (9)
- Albert Dietlen (9)
- Otto Fitzner (9)
- Friedrich Huffzky (9)
- Herbert W.F. Knappe (9)
- Egon Koepsch (9)
- Fritz Kosmahl (9)
- Walter Kypke (9)
- Helmut Lange (9)
- Gustav Leffers (9)
- Herbert Mahn (9)
- Eberhardt Mohnicke (9)
- Hans Mueller (Müller) (9)
- Karl Pech (9)
- Willi Rosenstein (9)
- Karl Schattauer (9)
- Adolf Schulte (9)
- Georg Weiner (9)
- Paul Achilles (8)
- Ludwig Beckmann (8)
- Karl Bohny (8)
- Aloys Freiherr von Brandenstein (8)
- Otto Creutzmann (8)
- Günther Dobberke (8)
- Friedrich Ehmann (8)
- Walter Ewers (8)
- Hans-Eberhardt Gandert (8)
- Max Gossner (8)
- Wolfgang Guettler (Güttler) (8)
- Adolf Gutknecht (8)
- Hans von Haebler (Häbler) (8)
- Heinrich Henkel (8)
- Wilhelm Hippert (8)
- Hans Hoyer (8)
- Paul Huettenrauch (Hüttenrauch) (8)
- Michael Hutterer (8)
- Fritz Jacobsen (8)
- Willi Kampe (8)
- Fritz Kieckhaefer (Kieckhäfer) (8)
- Franz Kirchfeld (8)
- Arthur Korff (8)
- Fritz Krebs (8)
- Karl Meyer (8)
- Kurt Monnington (8)
- Otto Parschau (8)
- Friedrich Poeschke (8)
- Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (8)
- Claus Riemer (8)
- Karl Ritscherle (8)
- Richard Runge (8)
- Karl Scharon (8)
- Hans Schilling (8)
- Viktor Schobinger (8)
- Carl-August von Schoenebeck (8)
- Wilhelm Schwartz (8)
- Fritz Thiede (8)
- Wilhelm Zorn (8)
- Fritz Anders (7)
- Gerhard Bassenge (7)
- Helmut Bruenig (Brünig) (7)
- Theodor Dahlmann (7)
- Helmut Dilthey (7)
- Julius Fichter (7)
- Hermann Gilly (7)
- Hans Goerth (7)
- Gisbert-Wilhelm Groos (7)
- Hermann Habich (7)
- Otto Hartmann (7)
- Georg Ritter von Hengl (7)
- Josef Hohly (7)
- Kurt Jacob (7)
- Karl F.K. Jentsch (7)
- Martin Johns (7)
- Christian Kairies (7)
- Emil Koch (7)
- Hans Koerner (Körner) (7)
- Wilhelm Kuehne (Kühne) (7)
- Hans Kummetz (7)
- Hermann Leptien (7)
- Albert Josef Lux (7)
- Karl Mendel (7)
- Alfred Niederhoff (7)
- Paul von Osterroht (7)
- Richard Plange (7)
- Johann Puetz (Pütz) (7)
- Josef Raesch (7)
- Gustav Schneidewind (7)
- Marat Schumm (7)
- Georg Strasser (7)
- Karl Treiber (7)
- Kurt Ungewitter (7)
- Franz Walz (7)
- Johannes Werner (7)
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- Johann Baur (6)
- Paul Bona (6)
- Moritz-Waldemar Bretschneider-Bodemer (6)
- Albin Buehl (Bühl) (6)
- Harry von Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Bothkamp) (6)
- August Burkard (6)
- Karl Deilmann (6)
- Karl Engelfried (6)
- Alfred Fleischer (6)
- Gustav Fraedrich (Frädrich) (6)
- Sylvester Garsztka (6)
- Friedrich Gille (6)
- Heinrich Haase (6)
- Erich Hahn (6)
- Albert Hets (6)
- Robert Hildebrandt (6)
- Otto Hoehne (Höhne) (6)
- Alfred Huebner (Hübner) (6)
- Hans Imelmann (6)
- Johannes Jensen (6)
- Erich Just (6)
- Willy Kahle (6)
- Max Kahlow (6)
- Otto Klaiber (6)
- Gustav Klaudat (6)
- Erich Koenig (König) (6)
- Kurt Kueppers (Küppers) (6)
- Hermann K.L. Kunz (6)
- Alfred Lenz (6)
- Ludwig Luer (6)
- Friedrich Mallinckrodt (6)
- Heinrich Maushake (6)
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- Willy Thoene (Thöne) (5)
- Alwin Thurm (5)
- Oswald Traenkner (Tränkner) (5)
- Gerold Tschentschel (5)
- Alfred Ulmer (5)
- Hans Viebig (5)
- Werner Wagener (5)
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- Ernst Wiessner (5)
- Kurt Wissemann (5)
- Martin Zander (5)
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Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 â October 15, 1946) was an early member of the Nazi party, founder of the Gestapo, and one of the main leaders of Nazi Germany. ...
Gerhard Fieseler (April 15, 1896 - September 1, 1987) was a German World War I flying ace, aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer. ...
Max Immelmann Max Immelmann (September 21, 1890 - June 18, 1916) was a German World War I Flying ace. ...
Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (October 25, 1825 – February 7, 1884) was a German astronomer. ...
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Johannes Werner ( 1466 – 1528 ), a parish priest in Nuremberg, refined and promoted the Werner map projection, a cordiform (heart-shape) projection map that had been developed by Johannes Stabius (Stab) of Vienna around 1500. ...
Karl Arnold (March 21, 1901 â June 29, 1958) was a German politician. ...
MieczysÅaw Sylwester Garsztka (December 31, 1896 - June 10, 1919) was a Polish pilot, a flying ace of the German air force during World War I. MieczysÅaw Sylwester Garsztka was born in a Polish family in Bydgoszcz. ...
Rudolf Otto (September 25, 1869 - 6 March 1937) was an eminent German protestant theologian and scholar of comparative religion. ...
Kurt Student Kurt Student (May 12, 1890-July 1, 1978) was a German Luftwaffe General who fought as a pilot on the Eastern Front during the First World War and as the commander of the German parachute troops during the Second World War. ...
Indra Lal (Laddie) Roy, DFC (2 December 1898-22 July 1918) was the first (and only) Indian flying ace. ...
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| Name | Victories | Units | Born | | Edward Mannock | 61 | 40, 74, 85 Squadrons | County Cork, Ireland | | James McCudden | 57 | 3, 20, 29, 56, 66 Squadrons | Kent, England | | George McElroy | 47 | 24, 40 Squadrons | Dublin, Ireland | | Thomas F. Hazell | 43 | 1, 24, 123 Squadrons | County Galway, Ireland | | Albert Ball | 44 | 8, 11, 13, 56, 60 Squadrons | Nottinghamshire, Emgland | | Dennis Latimer | 28 | No. 20 Squadron | Dublin, Ireland | | Arthur Rhys Davids | 25 | No. 56 Squadron | London, England | | William Cochran-Patrick | 21 | 1 Aeroplane Depot, 23, 60, 70 Squadrons | Ireland | | William E. Molesworth (18) | 18 | 29, 60 Squadrons | Andaman Islands (Irish) | | Walter A. Tyrrell | 17 | No. 32 Squadron | Belfast, Ireland | | John J. Cowell | 16 | No. 20 Squadron | County Limerick, Ireland | | Alfred Mills | 15 | No. 20 Squadron | Belfast, Ireland | | Oscar A.P. Heron | 13 | No. 70 Squadron | County Amargh, Ireland | | Guy W. Price | 12 | 8, 13 Naval Squadrons | County Down, Ireland | | Alfred W. Saunders | 12 | No. 60 Squadron | Dublin, Ireland | | Thomas Elliott | 11 | No. 62 Squadron | Gateshead. England | | Albert G. Waller | 11 | 6 Naval (RNAS, 206 (RAF) Squadrons | ? (Irish) | | Edward Dawson Atkinson | 10 | 1, 56, 64 Squadrons | India (Irish) | | Patrick A. Langan-Byrne | 10 | No. 24 Squadron | County Louth, Ireland | | Francis D. Casey | 9 | 3 Naval, 2 Naval Wing (RNAS) | County Tipperary, Ireland | | Christopher Draper | 9 | 6 Naval, 8 Naval, 3 Naval Wing (RNAS), 208 (RAF) | Bebington, England | | Cyril Lowe | 9 | 11, 24 Squadrons | Lincolnshire, England | | Standish C. O'Grady | 9 | No. 23 Squadron | ? (Irish) | | Henry G. Crowe | 8 | No. 20 Squadron | Dublin, Ireland | | Forde Leathley | 8 | No. 57 Squadron | County Meath, Ireland | | Giles N. Blennerhasset | 7 | 18, 39, 48, 78, 112, 153 Squadrons | County Sligo, Ireland | | Sidney E. Cowan | 7 | 24, 29 Squadrons | County Down, Ireland | | Lanoe Hawker | 7 | 6, 24 Squadrons | Hampshire, England | | David M. Tidmarsh | 7 | 24, 48 Squadrons | County Limerick, Ireland | | Lovell D. Baker | 6 | 20, 85 Squadrons | ? (Irish) | | Eric B.C. Betts | 6 | 2 Naval (RNAS), 202 (RAF) Squadrons | Dublin, Ireland | | William J. Cairnes | 6 | 19, 74 Squadrons | County Louth, Ireland | | Thomas S. Chiltern | 6 | No. 88 Squadron | County Durham, England (Irish) | | Maurice L. Cooper | 6 | 13 Naval (RNAS), 213 (RAF) Squadrons | Dublin, Ireland | | Victor H. Huston | 6 | No. 18 Squadron | ? (Irish) | | Sydney L.G. Pope | 6 | No. 60 Squadron | Dublin, Ireland | | William U. Tyrrell | 6 | 22, 205 Squadrons | ? (Irish) | | Joseph C. Callaghan | 5 | 18, 87 Squadrons | County Dublin, Ireland | | Edward T. Caulfield-Kelly | 5 | No. 45 Squadron | County Galway, Ireland | | Edward C. Gribben | 5 | 41, 44, 70 Squadrons | County Down, Ireland | | Edward P. Hartigan | 5 | No. 57 Squadron | New York, USA (Irish) | | G. McCormack | 5 | No. 22 Squadron | ? (Irish) | | Thomas Proctor (Ireland) (5) | 5 | No. 86 Squadron | ? (Irish) | Major Edward Corringham Mick Mannock (VC, DSO and 2 bars, MC and bar) (24 May 1887â26 July 1918) was an Irish First World War flying ace and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross. ...
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Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...
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Dublin (Irish: Baile Ãtha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ...
Once upon a time, there was a place called Mount Olympus, which was far up in the sky on a mountain. ...
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County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ...
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Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ...
Dublin (Irish: Baile Ãtha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ...
Arthur Percival Foley Rhys Davids, DSO, MC (with bar) (September 26, 1897 - October 27, 1917) was a pilot during the First World War. ...
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Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...
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Satellite photo of the Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. ...
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Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom, and the second-largest city on the island of Ireland. ...
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Limerick (Luimneach in Irish) is an Irish county in the province of Munster, located in the Mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south and County Kerry to the west. ...
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County Armagh (Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county on the island of Ireland. ...
County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ...
Map sources for Gateshead at grid reference NZ2460 Gateshead Millennium Bridge Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ...
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The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of World War I. When the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was founded on April 13, 1912 it was intended to encompass all military flying. ...
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The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
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County Louth (An Lú in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. ...
County Tipperary (Tiobraid Ãrann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ...
Squadron Commander Christoper Draper, DSC (15 April 1892 _ 16 January 1979) - flying ace, secret agent and film star with a penchant for flying under bridges Christopher Draper was born at Bebington in England in 1892. ...
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Group Captain Cyril Nelson Kit Lowe MC DFC (7 October 1891 — February 6, 1983) was an English rugby union footballer, First World War flying ace, and supposedly the inspiration for W. E. Johns character Biggles Lowe was born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire and became a triple Cambridge blue. ...
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Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ...
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County Meath (Contae na MÃ in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ...
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Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. ...
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County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ...
Lanoe George Hawker (VC, DSO) (December 30, 1890 – November 23, 1916) was a World War I English fighter pilot. ...
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County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ...
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County Down, (An Dún in Irish) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles). ...
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- Edward V. Rickenbacker (26), Capt 94 Sqn AEF (incl 5 balloons), MoH recipient
- Frederick Libby (24), Capt (14 as pilot, 10 as observer with RFC)
- William C. Lambert (21.5)
- Frederick W. Gillette (20), Capt RFC
- John P. Malone (20), Sub-Lt RNAS
- Wilfred Beaver (19)
- Frank L. Hale (18), Capt 85 Sqn RFC
- Paul T. Iacacci (18), Capt 20 Sqn RFC
- Frank Luke Jr (18), 2Lt 27 Sqn AEF, MoH recipient (incl 14 balloons)
- Raoul G. Lufbery (17), Maj N-124 Lafayette Esc
- Harold A. Kullberg (16), Lt 1 Sqn RFC
- Clive T. Warman (15), Lt 22 Sqn RFC
- George A. Vaughn Jr (13), Lt 17 Sqn AEF, also RAF (incl 1 balloon)
- Frank L. Baylies (12), Lt French Air Svc, Lafayette Esc
- Louis B. Bennett (12), Lt 40 Sqn RFC
- Field E. Kindley (12), Capt 148 Sqn AEF
- David E. Putnam (12), Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- Elliot W. Springs (12), Capt 148 Sqn AEF, also RAF
- Thayer A. Iacacci (11), Lt 12 Sqn RFC
- Reed G. Landis (10), Maj 25 Sqn AEF, also RAF (incl 1 balloon)
- O.C. "Boots" LeBoutillier (10)
- Jacques M. Swaab (10), Capt 22 Sqn AEF
- Paul F. Baer (9), Lt 103 Sqn AEF, also Lafayette Esc
- Thomas G. Cassady (9), Capt 28 AEF, also Lafayette Esc
- John S. Griffith (9), Capt 60 Sqn RFC
- Chester E. Wright (9), Lt 93 Sqn AEF (incl 1 balloon)
- James D. Beane (8), Lt 22 Sqn AEF (incl 2 balloons)
- Charles J. Biddle (8), Maj 13 Sqn AEF, also Lafayette Esc
- James J. Connelly (8), Lt French Air Svc, Lafayette Esc
- Hamilton Coolidge (8), Capt 94 Sqn AEF (incl 3 balloons)
- Henry R. Clay Jr (8), Lt 148 Sqn AEF
- Jesse O. Creech (8), Lt 148 Sqn AEF
- John O. Donaldson (8), Capt (attached to 85 Sqn RAF)
- William P. Erwin (8), Lt 1 Sqn AEF (observer)
- Lloyd A. Hamilton (8), Lt 17 Sqn AEF (incl 3 balloons)
- Frank O. Hunter (8), Capt 103 Sqn AEF (incl 1 balloon)
- Clinton Jones (8), 2Lt 22 Sqn AEF
- Gorman Larner (8), Capt 103 Sqn AEF, also Lafayette Esc
- James A. Meissner (8), Maj 94 Sqn AEF
- Edwin C. Parsons (8), Lt N-124 French Air Svc, Lafayette Esc
- Joseph F. Wehner (8), Lt (incl 6 balloons)
- Wilbur W. White (8), Lt 147 Sqn AEF (incl 1 balloon)
- Charles J. Biddle (7), Lt 13 Sqn AEF, Lafayette Esc
- Howard Burdick (7), Lt 17 Sqn AEF
- Reed M. Chambers (7), Maj 94 Sqn AEF (incl 1 balloon)
- Harvey W. Cook (7), Capt 91 Sqn AEF (incl 5 balloons)
- Lansing C. Holden (7), Lt 95 Sqn AEF (incl 3 balloons)
- John W. Huffer (7), Maj French Air Svc
- John K. McArthur (7), Lt 27 Sqn AEF
- Wendel A. Robertson (7), Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- Leslie J. Rummel (7), Lt 93 Sqn AEF
- Karl J. Schoen (7), Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- Sumner Sewall (7), Capt 95 Sqn AEF (incl 2 balloons)
- William H. Stovall (7), Lt 13 Sqn AEF
- Byrne V. Baucom (6), Lt -- (observer)
- Arthur R. Brooks (6), Capt 139 Sqn AEF
- Douglas Campbell (6), Capt 94 Sqn AEF
- Edward P. Curtis (6), Capt 95 Sqn AEF
- Charles R. D'Olive (6), Lt 93 Sqn AEF (2 confirmed in
- Arthur R. Esterbrook (6), Lt 1 Sqn AEF (observer)
- Murray K. Guthrie (6), Lt 13 Sqn AEF
- James N. Hall (6), Capt French Air Svc
- Leonard C. Hammond (6), Capt 91 Sqn AEF (observer)
- Harold E. Hartney (6), LtCol 1 Sqn AEF, also RAF)
- Frank K. Hayes (6), Lt 13 Sqn AEF
- Donald Hudson (6), Capt 17 Sqn AEF
- James A. Keating (6), Maj 49 Sqn RFC
- Howard C. Knotts (6), 2Lt 17 Sqn AEF
- Robert A. Lindsay (6), Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- Ralph A. O'Neill (6), Lt 147 Sqn AEF
- William T. Ponder (6), Lt103 Sqn AEF
- Kenneth L. Porter (6), 2Lt 147 Sqn AEF
- E.M. Roberts (6), Lt 60 Sqn RFC
- Frank A. Robertson (6), Lt 29 Sqn RFC
- Martinus Stenseth (6), Capt 28 Sqn AEF
- William Thaw (6), LtCol N-124 French Air Svc, Lafayette Esc
- Edgar G. Tobin (6), Capt 103 Sqn AEF
- Jerry Vasoncelles (6), Capt 27 Sqn AEF (incl 1 balloon)
- Remington D. Vernam (6), Lt 22 Sqn AEF (incl 3 balloons)
- William T. Badham (5), Lt 91 Sqn AEF
- Hilbert L. Baer (5), Lt 103 Sqn AEF, Lafayette Esc
- Clayton L. Bissell (5), Capt 148 Sqn AEF
- Harold R. Buckley (5), Capt (incl 1 balloon)
- Lawrence K. Calahan (5), Lt 85 Sqn RFC
- Everett R. Cook (5), Capt 94 Sqn AEF
- H.C. Ferguson (5), Lt --
- George W. Furlow (5), Lt 103 Sqn AEF
- Harold H. George (5), Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- Charles G. Gray (5), Capt 213 Sqn AEF (incl 1 balloon)
- Edward M. Haight (5), Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- James A. Healy (5), Capt 147 Sqn AEF
- David S. Ingalls (5), Lt (USN) 213 Sqn AEF (attached to RAF)
- James Knowles Jr (5), Lt 95 Sqn AEF
- Dean I. Lamb (5), Lt 4 Sqn RFC
- Frederick E. Luff (5), Lt 25 Sqn AEF (incl 2 balloons)
- Francis P. Magoun (5), Lt 1 Sqn RFC
- Alexander Matthews (5), Lt 84 Sqn RFC
- Ewart S. Miller (5), Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- Zenes R. Miller (5), Lt 148 Sqn AEF (incl 1 balloon)
- J. Sidney Owens (5), 1Lt 139 Sqn AEF
- W.J. Pace (5), Capt -- RFC
- David M. Peterson (5), Maj French Air Svc, Lafayette Esc
- Norman Prince (5), Lt N-124 French Air Svc, Lafayette Esc
- Orville A Ralston (5), Lt 148
- John J Seerley (5), Lt 13 Sqn AEF
- Victor H Strahm (5), Maj 91 Sqn AEF
- Francis M Symonds (5), Lt -- (incl 1 balloon)
- William D Tipton (5), Capt 33 Sqn RFC
- Robert M Todd (5), 2Lt 117 Sqn AEF
- Rodney D Williams (5), 1Lt 17 Sqn AEF
- Charles H Veil (5), Lt N-150 French Air Svc, Lafayette Esc
Eddie Rickenbacker Edward Vernonnnn (Eddie) Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890 â July 27, 1973) was an American fighter pilot who flew in World War I. He was born Edward Rickenbacher in Columbus, Ohio to Swiss immigrants. ...
William C. (Bill) Lambert (August 18, 1894-March 19, 1982) was an American fighter pilot who flew in World War I. He was the second highest American flying ace after Eddie Rickenbacker. ...
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Major Raoul Lufbery poses next to his Nieuport fighter Gervais Raoul Lufbery (March 14, 1885 â May 19, 1918) was an French-American fighter pilot and flying ace in World War I. Because he served in both the French and later the American air services in World War I, he is...
Field E. Kindley (March 13, 1896-February 2, 1920) was an aviator and World War I flying ace. ...
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