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List of World War I flying aces from the British Empire The following aviators from the British Empire were credited with five or more aerial victories during World War I. This list is complete. 20 or more victories (83 names) Billy Bishop [1] Edward "Mick" Mannock [2] Raymond Collishaw [3] James McCudden [4] Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor [5]
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Stephanie Schoppert - July 8, 2016 The word "ace" or "air ace" was first used by French newspapers during the First World War. It was bestowed on military aviators and weapon systems officers who had shot down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat.
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French newspapers in World War I first used the term 'ace' for pilots that had downed at least five enemy airplanes. For instance, the first person to receive the designation was French pilot Adolphe Pégoud. However, the most famous ace pilot from World War I was Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen.
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Canada's William Barker is the British Commonwealth's most decorated war hero, yet few people really remember the First World War fighter ace today. With a score of 50 planes shot down, and.
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Manfred von Richthofen—better known as the "Red Baron"—was the top scoring flying ace of World War I, with 80 aerial victories between September 1916 and his death in April 1918.
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He officially became a flying ace on Jan. 10, 1918. Over the course of the war and 199 flights, he would destroy eight airplanes, drive four out of control and captured one plane after killing its pilot. Returning to Canada in the 1920s, he began barnstorming and helped to found the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Another top Canadian ace, Donald MacLaren (RFC/RAF), qualified as a pilot in August 1917 and arrived in France that November. The skies were relatively quiet during the winter of 1917-18, as Germany prepared for a major spring offensive. MacLaren had his first air fight, and victory, on 7 March 1918. Later that month, enemy planes took to the.
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William Avery (Billy) Bishop Jr., VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED, First World War flying ace, author (born 8 February 1894 in Owen Sound, ON; died 11 September 1956 in Palm Beach, Florida). Billy Bishop was Canada's top flying ace of the First World War; he was officially credited with 72 victories. During the Second World War, he played an.
Arthur Roy Brown, fighter pilot and ace, businessman, civil aviation pioneer (born 23 December 1893 in Carleton Place, Ontario; died 9 March 1944 in Stouffville, Ontario). Brown is credited with killing Germany's top First World War ace, Manfred von Richthofen, the famed "Red Baron." Richthofen may, however, have been shot down by two.
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The term ace (now commonly flying ace) was first used by French newspapers during World War I, describing Adolphe Pégoud as l'as ('the ace'), after he downed five German aircraft. When aircraft began to shoot or force down other aircraft, systems to count "air victories" were subsequently developed.
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The Top World War I Aces of Canada Barbara Gaston 24 items A list of the best Canadian WW1 Aces. That is, World War I Aces from Canada with the most victories. Photos are included wherever possible. While one may be considered an Ace with only 5 victories, these WWI Aces have shot down twenty planes or more!
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Lifelong daredevil Eddie Rickenbacker entered World War I as one of the United States' top racecar drivers, having competed in the first Indianapolis 500 and set land speed records at Daytona.
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The Top World War I Aces Barbara Gaston 188 items A list of the best World War I Aces. That is, WW1 Aces with the most victories. Photos are included wherever possible. While one may be considered an Ace with only 5 victories, these WWI Aces have shot down twenty planes or more!
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Air Aces of World War One. The First World War introduced a new form of battleground: to ground and sea warfare could now be added aerial conflict. Nascent aircraft technology was quickly and relentlessly developed to produce machines capable of serving each country initially in reconnaissance missions (ideal in conditions of trench warfare.