Aces of World War I.

An Ace is considered a pilot who has shot down 5 or more enemy aircraft.
The following is a list of the top ten Aces of World War I, sorted by number
of victories and country. The United States did not enter the war until it
was almost over, so the top American Ace, Eddie Rickenbacker, comes in
107th place with 26 victories. He did this in only a few months.
Pilot Country Victories
Manfred von Richthofen Germany 80
Rene Fonck France 75
William Bishop Canada 72
Ernst Udet Germany 62
Raymond Collishaw Canada 61
Edward Mannock Great Britain 61
James McCudden Great Britain 57
Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor Great Britain 54
Erich Lowenhardt Germany 54
Donald MacLaren Canada 54


The following is a list of the top ten American Aces of World War I,
sorted by number of victories.
Pilot Country Victories
Eddie Rickenbacker USA 26
Fred Gillet USA 20
Wilfred Beaver USA 19
Howard Kullberg USA 19
William Lambert USA 18
Frank Luke USA 18
August Iaccaci USA 17
Paul Iaccaci USA 17
Eugene Coler USA 16
Raoul Lufbery USA 16


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