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Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 20 [7] DFC* Ian Donald Roy McDonald United Kingdom: Royal Flying Corps: 20 [7] MC, DFC Keith Park New Zealand: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 20 [7] MC*, DFC, CdeG Wilhelm Reinhard † German Empire: Luftstreitkräfte: 20 [79] HOH, IC Charles G. Ross South Africa: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force ...
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.
The following are lists of World War I flying aces. Historically, a flying ace was defined as a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The term was first used by French newspapers, describing Adolphe Pégoud as l'as (the ace), after he downed seven German aircraft.
Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 19 [14] British Distinguished Flying Cross [15] Leslie Powell United Kingdom: Royal Flying Corps: 19 Military Cross with Bar. Arthur Reed (aviator) † South Africa: Royal Flying Corps: 19 [16] Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar. Ellis Vair Reid Canada: Royal Naval Air Service: 19 [17] Distinguished Service ...
As aerial combat was a new phenomenon at the war's outbreak, it drew a lot of attention in the press. The idea of "flying aces" (first coined by the French in 1915) who defeated multiple opponents in the skies quickly became popular, but initially there were no rules for determining who "won" an aerial engagement, or what criteria makes someone an "ace". [1]
German author Hans Herbert Grimm wrote a novel Schlump in 1928 which was published anonymously due to its satirical and anti-war tone, loosely based on the author's own experiences as a military policeman in German-occupied France during WW1. The novel was banned by the Nazis in 1933 and Grimm was not credited as the author until 2013.
The top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force with 94 confirmed aerial combat victories [17] Pat Pattle United Kingdom: 4 August 1940– 20 April 1941 1936–1941 50 Hurricanes and Gladiators: Credited with 51 victories, making him the most successful South African Ace of the Second World War. Sailor Malan South Africa: 1939–1944 1932–1946 30 ...
"A good map is half the battle! The military cartography of the central powers in World War I." in History of military cartography (Springer, Cham, 2016) pp. 83–130. Espenhorst, Jürgen. "The Eye of the Army: German Aircraft and Aero Cartography in World War I." in History of Military Cartography (Springer, Cham, 2016) pp. 61–82.