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 Score
1096 France Moissinac, Xavier Jean-Marie Louis 7
1097 England Moore, Ernest Stanley 7
1098 Canada Morrow, Ernest Thomas 7
1099 South Africa Nel, William Joseph Baynes 7
1100 Germany Niederhoff, Alfred 7
1101 England Odell, Charles Walter 7
1102 England Orlebar, Augustus Henry 7
1103 Germany Osterroht, Paul von 7
1104 England Owen, Hugh Leslie 7
1105 Wales Owen, Robert Johnstone 7
1106 Canada Page, John Albert 7
1107 Australia Palliser, Arthur John 7
1108 Scotland Patrick, William Donald 7
1109 England Pearson, William Reginald Guy 7
1110 France Pendaries, Pierre 7
 
67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81
First Previous Next Last
 
Aces · Aircraft · Books · Forum · Help · Medals · Search · Today