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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.
"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.
The scores presented in the list cannot be definitive, but are based on itemized lists that are the best available sources of information. [4] Aces are listed after verifying the date and location of combat, and the foe vanquished, for every victory accredited by an aviator's home air service using their own aerial victory standards.
Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 30 [7] MC, DFC Harald Auffarth German Empire: Luftstreitkräfte: 29 [d] HOH, IC, WB Charles Dawson Booker † United Kingdom: Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force: 29 [7] DSC, CdeG Percy Jack Clayson United Kingdom: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 29 [7] MC, DFC Harry Cobby Australia: Australian ...
92nd Division (Colored) ("Buffalo Soldiers") 24 October 1917 26 September 1918 Maj. Gen. Charles C. Ballou Maj. Gen. Charles Martin Brig. Gen. James B. Erwin: Meuse–Argonne: 93rd Division (Colored) ("Blue Helmets") (only infantry organized) 23 November 1917 8 April 1918 Brig. Gen. Roy Hoffman: Third Aisne Second Marne
Transferred to Air Service, United States Army, September, 1918 Awarded: Distinguished Service Cross (AS, USA) Distinguished Flying Cross (UK) [30] Silver Star Citation (×2) [31] Lawrence Kingsley Callahan: Lieutenant No. 85 Squadron RAF 148th Aero Squadron: 5 victories Transferred to Air Service, United States Army, November, 1918 [1] Awarded:
Air Power in the Age of Total War. Air Power in the Age of Total War. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21324-2; Gross, C.J. (2002). American Military Aviation: The Indispensable Arm. Centennial of flight series. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-215-7
The United States Army Air Service (USAAS) [1] (also known as the "Air Service", "U.S. Air Service" and before its legislative establishment in 1920, the "Air Service, United States Army") was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1918 and 1926 and a forerunner of the United States Air Force.