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

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