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.

Top 10 aces of World War I

Manfred von Richthofen
René Fonck
William Bishop
Ernst Udet
Edward Mannock
Raymond Collishaw
James McCudden
Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor
Erich Löwenhardt
Donald MacLaren

WWI Aces

Aces by Cemetery

Aces by Date of Birth

Aces by Date of Death

Air Services
	Australia
	Austria-Hungary
	Belgium
	France
	Germany
	Great Britain
	Italy
	USA

Articles

Cavalry of the Clouds
Published in 1917 as "An Airman's Outing," English ace Alan Bott describes the daily life of a British flying officer in France.