The Aerodrome Home Page
Aces of WWI
Aircraft of WWI
Books and Videos
The Aerodrome Forum
Help
Medals & Decorations
Search The Aerodrome
Today in History



 
An ace is a military aviator or airman credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft. The term ace originated in World War I when French newspapers described Adolphe Pègoud as l'as (French for ace) after he shot down five German aircraft.
 
  Name   Date of Birth
226 Meyer, Erich 15 Mar 1898
227 Pezon, Jean Andre 10 Mar 1898
228 Korff, Arthur 04 Mar 1898
229 Bunting, Stanton William 01 Mar 1898
230 White, Hugh Granville 01 Mar 1898
231 Johnston, Phillip Andrew 27 Feb 1898
232 Anderson, Gerald Frank 24 Feb 1898
233 Burdick, Howard 18 Feb 1898
234 Findlay, Maxwell Hutcheon 17 Feb 1898
235 Moore, Hugh Fitzgerald 17 Feb 1898
236 Pinder, John William 14 Feb 1898
237 Drake, Edward Barfort 13 Feb 1898
238 Santelli, Paul Marie Raphael 12 Feb 1898
239 Chiltern, Thomas Sydney 10 Feb 1898
240 Farquhar, Robert Wallace 04 Feb 1898
Total Records: 1865
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
First Previous Next Last
 
Aces · Aircraft · Books · Forum · Help · Medals · Search · Today