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American Aces of World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-375-0. Franks, Norman & Bailey, Frank W. (1992). Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918. London, UK: Grub Street. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0
Korean War ace pilot F-86H Sabre: Edwards Air Force Base: control malfunction attributed to a missing bolt James McCudden: United Kingdom 1918 World War I fighter ace: Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a: Auxi-le-Château, France Engine malfunction on takeoff Larry McDonald: United States 1983 Congressman from Georgia: Korean Air Lines Flight 007
[1] The Nieuport 17, a French biplane fighter aircraft of World War I. While "ace" status was most often won by fighter pilots, bomber and reconnaissance crews, and observers in two-seater aircraft such as the Bristol F.2b ("Bristol Fighter"), also destroyed enemy aircraft. If a two-seater aircraft destroyed an aircraft, both crew members were ...
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.
United States Army Air Service pilots of World War I (176 P) Pages in category "American World War I pilots" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
1 20 or more victories (83 names) 2 15–19 victories ... The following aviators from the British Empire were credited with five or more aerial victories during World ...
November 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM CL Daniel was serving in the US Army at Camp Gordon in Georgia during World War I when he suffered a serious leg injury and was honorably discharged in 1919.
Austro-Hungarian World War I pilots (1 C, 8 P) B. British World War I pilots (1 C, 58 P) C. Canadian World War I pilots (1 C, 10 P) F. French World War I pilots (1 C ...