List of World War I aces credited with 15–19 victories explained

Aces

NameCountryAir service(s)VictoriesNotes
South AfricaRoyal Flying Corps19[1] Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar.
CanadaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force19[2] Military Cross
AustraliaRoyal Flying Corps19[3] Military Cross with two Bars.
Luftstreitkräfte19[4] Military Merit Cross, Iron Cross
FranceAéronautique Militaire19Médaille militaire, Croix de Guerre
CanadaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force19[5] Military Cross
Luftstreitkräfte19[6] Military Merit Cross, Iron Cross
FranceAéronautique Militaire19Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre with 14 Palmes, Belgian Croix de guerre, British Military Cross, Italian Croix de la Couronne[7]
AustraliaRoyal Flying Corps19[8] Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
†<--Hungarian name format: Kiss József-->Luftfahrtruppen19Top Hungarian ace. Medal for Bravery (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
United StatesRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force19[9] British Distinguished Flying Cross[10]
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps19Military Cross with Bar.
† South AfricaRoyal Flying Corps19[11] Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar.
CanadaRoyal Naval Air Service19[12] Distinguished Service Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps19[13] Distinguished Service Order with Bar.
†Luftstreitkräfte19[14] First aerial victory ever with a synchronized machine gun. Pour le Mérite, Iron Cross
Luftstreitkräfte19[15] Iron Cross
†Luftstreitkräfte18[16] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
FranceAéronautique Militaire18Légion d'honneur, Médaille militaire, Croix de Guerre with ten Palmes and three étoiles de vermeil[17]
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps18[18] Military Cross with Bar.
Luftfahrtruppen18Order of Leopold, Order of the Iron Crown, Medal for Bravery
Luftstreitkräfte18[19] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
United StatesRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force18[20] British Distinguished Flying Cross[21]
United StatesUS Army Air Service18Medal of Honor, Distinguished Flying Cross, Italian War Cross
"The Balloon Buster"[22]
CanadaRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force18[23] Distinguished Flying Cross, Belgian Order of Leopold, French Légion d'honneur, French Croix de Guerre
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps18[24] Military Cross with Bar, Italian Medal for Military Valor.
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps18[25] Distinguished Flying Cross, French Croix de Guerre
Luftstreitkräfte18[26] Iron Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps18[27] Distinguished Flying Cross, Military Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps18[28] Military Cross with Bar
New ZealandRoyal Flying Corps17[29] Distinguished Flying Cross
Luftstreitkräfte17Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
Luftstreitkräfte17[30] Iron Cross
Luftstreitkräfte17[31] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
CanadaRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force17[32] Distinguished Flying Cross
Marziale Cerutti ItalyCorpo Aeronautico Militare17
CanadaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force17[33] Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar, Air Force Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps17[34] Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
†Luftstreitkräfte17[35] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
AustraliaAustralian Flying Corps17[36] Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Air Force Cross
United StatesRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force17[37] Distinguished Flying Cross
United StatesRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force17[38] Distinguished Flying Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps17[39] Distinguished Service Cross
†Luftstreitkräfte17[40] Iron Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps17[41] Military Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps17[42] Distinguished Flying Cross
Luftstreitkräfte17[43]
ItalyCorpo Aeronautico Militare17Three Silver awards of Medal for Military Valor, Military Order of Savoy, French Croix de guerre and Belgian Croix de guerre, Serbian Star of Karageogevich[44]
Franz RayLuftstreitkräfte17[45]
Luftstreitkräfte17[46] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
Luftstreitkräfte17[47] Military Merit Cross
United KingdomRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force17[48] Distinguished Flying Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps17[49] Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps17[50] Military Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[51] Distinguished Flying Cross, French Légion d'honneur, French Croix de Guerre
CanadaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force16[52] Distinguished Flying Cross, French Légion d'honneur, French Croix de Guerre
Luftfahrtruppen16Medal for Bravery (3 Gold awards)
Luftstreitkräfte16[53] Iron Cross First and Second Class, with Clasps. Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves for Iron Cross. Generalmajor in World War II.
CanadaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force16[54] Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross
FranceAéronautique Militaire16Légion d'honneur, Médaille militaire, Croix de Guerre with 11 Palmes, Belgian Croix de guerre, British Military Cross[55]
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force16[56] Military Cross Rose to Air Commodore in RAF
United StatesRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force16[57] British Distinguished Flying Cross[58]
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[59] Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal
Bruce Digby-Worsley United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16
CanadaRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force16[60] Distinguished Service Cross with Bar
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[61] Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal, Italian Medal for Military Valor
Stefan FejesLuftfahrtruppen16Gold Medal for Bravery (three awards), 1st Class Silver Medal for Bravery (2 awards), 2nd Class Silver Medal for Bravery[62]
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[63] Knight of the Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Flying Cross. Rose to Air Chief Marshal.
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[64] Military Cross
†Luftstreitkräfte16[65] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
AustraliaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force16[66] Distinguished Flying Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[67] Distinguished Flying Cross
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[68] Distinguished Conduct Medal with Bar
Luftstreitkräfte16[69] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
France
United States		Aéronautique Militaire
US Army Air Service		16French Légion d'honneur, Médaille militaire, and Croix de Guerre with ten Palmes, British Military Medal, Montenegrin Medal for Military Valor.[70]
Luftstreitkräfte16Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, Austro-Hungarian Medal for Bravery
United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[71] Distinguished Flying Cross
United StatesRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force16Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar[72]
Wilhelm SeitzLuftstreitkräfte16[73] Iron Cross
Francis Smith AustraliaAustralian Flying Corps16[74] Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
Elliott White Springs United StatesRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, US Army Air Service16[75]
David Stewart United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16[76] Military Cross with Bar, Distinguished Flying Cross
Christoffel Venter South AfricaRoyal Flying Corps16[77] Order of the Bath, Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar. Rose to Major General.
Anthony Wall United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps16Military Cross with Bar
†Luftstreitkräfte16[78]
Vasili YanchenkoImperial Army Air Service16Order of Saint George, Cross of Saint George (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Class), Order of Saint Vladimir, Order of Saint Anne, Order of the Star, Military Service Medal
Pavel ArgeyevAéronautique Militaire, Imperial Army Air Service15French Légion d'honneur, French Croix de Guerre, Order of Saint George, Order of Saint Vladimir, Order of Saint Anne
Karl BohnenkampLuftstreitkräfte15[79] Military Merit Cross
Lawrence Coombes United KingdomRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force15[80] Distinguished Flying Cross
Cyril Crowe United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[81] Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
Charles Cudemore United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[82] Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
Ralph Curtis United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps15[83]
Ernest Deighton United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15Distinguished Conduct Medal
Armand De Turenne FranceAéronautique Militaire15Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre with 11 Palmes and an étoile de bronze, British Military Cross, Belgian Croix de guerre, Italian Croce di guerre
Albert DossenbachLuftstreitkräfte15[84] Pour le Mérite, Military Merit Cross, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
Luftstreitkräfte15[85] Military Merit Cross
George Gates United KingdomRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force15[86] Distinguished Flying Cross
James Alpheus Glen CanadaRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force15[87] Distinguished Service Cross with Bar, French Croix de Guerre
Harry King Goode United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[88] Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross
John Rutherford Gordon AustraliaAustralian Flying Corps15Military Cross
John Edmund Greene CanadaRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force15[89] Distinguished Flying Cross
Albert Haussmann†Luftstreitkräfte15[90]
Edwin Hayne South AfricaRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force15[91] Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
Alois HeldmannLuftstreitkräfte15[92] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
Frank Hobson United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[93] Military Cross
†Luftstreitkräfte15<Pour le Mérite, Military Order of St. Henry, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
The Immelmann turn named after him.
John Jones United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15Distinguished Flying Medal
Andrew Kiddie South AfricaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[94] Distinguished Flying Cross, Belgian Croix de guerre
Otto LöfflerLuftstreitkräfte15[95]
Hans-Georg von der MarwitzLuftstreitkräfte15[96]
Harold Mellings United KingdomRoyal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force15[97] Distinguished Service Cross with Bar, Distinguished Flying Cross, Greek Royal Order of the Redeemer.
Alfred Mills United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[98] Distinguished Flying Cross
Edmund Nathanael†Luftstreitkräfte15[99]
Wilhelm NeuenhofenLuftstreitkräfte15[100]
Roy Cecil Phillipps AustraliaAustralian Flying Corps15[101] Military Cross with Bar, Distinguished Flying Cross
Viktor von Pressentin von Rautter†Luftstreitkräfte15[102] Military Merit Cross, Iron Cross
Theodor QuandtLuftstreitkräfte15[103] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Herbert Richardson United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[104] Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross
Gilbert Sardier FranceAéronautique Militaire15
Hugh Saunders South AfricaRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[105] Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Military Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar, Military Medal
Julius SchmidtLuftstreitkräfte15[106] Military Order of St. Henry, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
Kurt Schneider†Luftstreitkräfte15[107] Military Order of St. Henry, Iron Cross
Harold Stackard United KingdomRoyal Naval Air Service15[108]
Paul SträhleLuftstreitkräfte15[109] Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross
Ernst StrohschneiderLuftfahrtruppen15Order of Leopold, Silver Military Merit Medal, Military Merit Cross (2 awards), Iron Cross
Frank Weare United KingdomRoyal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force15[110] Military Cross

Notes and References

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  2. Shores, et al (1990), p. 69 - 70
  3. Shores, et al (1990), p. 123
  4. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 99
  5. Shores, et al, p. 151
  6. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 106-107
  7. Franks & Bailey, 1992, p. 175.
  8. Shores, et al, p. 200 - 201
  9. Shores, et al, p. 229
  10. Franks & Bailey, 1992, pp. 51-52.
  11. Shores, et al, p. 315
  12. Shores, et al, p. 317
  13. Shores, et al, p. 384
  14. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 231-232
  15. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 234-235
  16. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 65
  17. Franks & Bailey, 1992, pp.117-118.
  18. Shores, et al, p. 71
  19. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 126-127
  20. Shores, et al, p. 230 - 231
  21. Franks & Bailey, 1992, p. 52.
  22. Franks & Bailey, 1992, pp. 58-59.
  23. Shores, et al (1990), p. 248
  24. Shores, et al (1990), p. 283 - 284
  25. Shores, et al (1990), p. 290 - 291
  26. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 197
  27. Shores, et al (1990), p. 365
  28. Shores, et al (1990), p. 368 - 369
  29. Shores, et al, p. 62
  30. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 78-79
  31. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 82
  32. Shores, et al (1990), p. 100
  33. Shores, et al (1990), p. 151 - 152
  34. Shores, et al (1990), p. 165
  35. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 128-129
  36. Shores, et al (1990), p. 197 - 198
  37. Shores, et al (1990), p. 207
  38. Shores, et al (1990), p. 207
  39. Shores, et al (1990), p. 215
  40. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 146
  41. Shores, et al (1990), p. 252 - 253
  42. Shores, et al (1990), p. 305
  43. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 181
  44. Book: Franks, Norman . Nieuport Aces of World War 1 . Aircraft of the Aces . 79 . Norman Franks. Osprey Publishing . 2000 . 978-1-85532-961-4 .
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  46. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 190-191
  47. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 209
  48. Shores, et al (1990), p. 355 - 356
  49. Shores, et al (1990), p. 359 - 360
  50. Shores, et al (1990), p. 370
  51. Shores, et al, p. 59
  52. Shores, et al, p. 72
  53. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 16
  54. Shores, et al, p. 92 - 93
  55. Franks & Bailey, 1992, pp. 131-132.
  56. Shores, et al, p. 102 - 103
  57. Shores, et al, p. 113 - 114
  58. Franks & Bailey, 1992, pp. 31-32.
  59. Shores, et al, p. 122 - 123
  60. Shores, et al, p. 147 - 148
  61. Shores, et al, p. 149
  62. O'Connor, pp. 54, 56
  63. Shores, et al, p. 159
  64. Shores, et al, p. 178 - 179
  65. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 123
  66. Shores, et al, p. 192
  67. Shores, et al, p. 194
  68. Shores, et al, p. 215
  69. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 145
  70. Franks & Bailey, 1992, pp. 56-57.
  71. Shores, et al, p. 314
  72. Franks & Bailey, 1992, p. 69.
  73. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 209-210
  74. Shores, et al, p. 342
  75. Shores, et al, p. 348.
  76. Shores, et al, p. 352 - 353
  77. Shores, et al, p. 372
  78. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 227-228
  79. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 78-79
  80. Shores, et al (1990), p. 120.
  81. Shores, et al (1990), p. 126.
  82. Shores, et al (1990), p. 127.
  83. Shores, et al (1990), p. 130
  84. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 101
  85. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 108
  86. Shores et al (1990), p. 164
  87. Shores et al (1990), p. 169
  88. Shores et al (1990), p. 171 - 172
  89. Shores et al (1990), p. 176
  90. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 125
  91. Shores et al (1990), p. 189
  92. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 126
  93. Shores et al (1990), p. 196
  94. Shores et al (1990), p. 222 - 223
  95. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 157-158
  96. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 162-163
  97. Shores et al (1990), p. 280
  98. Shores et al (1990), p. 282
  99. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 171-172
  100. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 173-174
  101. Shores et al (1990), p. 303
  102. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 182
  103. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 184
  104. Shores et al (1990), p. 320
  105. Shores et al (1990), p. 331 - 332
  106. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 201-202
  107. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. p. 203
  108. Shores et al (1990), p. 348 - 349
  109. Franks, Bailey, Guest, 1993. pp. 212-213
  110. Shores et al (1990), p. 377

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