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Quick FactsNationalityGerman 🇩🇪Aerial Victories62 (2nd highest WWI German ace)Aircraft FlownFokker D.VII, Albatros D.III/D.VWarsWorld War IBorn / Died26 Apr 1896 – 17 Nov 1941 (age 45)UnitJagdstaffel 37, JG I (under Richthofen) Nachtvögel. Aufnahme von Ernst Udet c....
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Quick FactsNationalityCanadian 🇨🇦Aerial Victories72Aircraft FlownNieuport 17/23, SE.5aWarsWorld War IBorn / Died8 Feb 1894 – 11 Sep 1956 (age 62)UnitNo. 60 Sqn RFC, No. 85 Sqn RFC Billy bishop — via Wikimedia Commons He was brash, self-promoting, possibly embellished...
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Quick FactsNationalityBritish 🇬🇧Aerial Victories61 (official); estimated 73Aircraft FlownNieuport 17, SE.5aWarsWorld War IBorn / Died24 May 1880 – 26 Jul 1918 (age 38)UnitNo. 40 Sqn RFC, No. 74 Sqn RFC Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a ‘F904’ (G-EBIA)...
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Share this story Quick FactsNationalityFrench 🇫🇷Aerial Victories75 (official) — possibly 127 totalAircraft FlownSPAD VII, SPAD XIIIWarsWorld War IBorn / Died27 Mar 1894 – 18 Jun 1953 (age 59)UnitEscadrille N103 “Les Cigognes” René Fonck 02 — via Wikimedia...
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Share this story Quick FactsNationalityFrench 🇫🇷Aerial Victories54Aircraft FlownNieuport 12/16/23, SPAD VII/XIIIWarsWorld War IBorn / Died24 Dec 1894 – 11 Sep 1917 (age 22)UnitEscadrille N3 “Les Cigognes” Ww guynemer 01 — via Wikimedia Commons France had...
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Share this story Quick FactsNationalityBritish 🇬🇧Aerial Victories44Aircraft FlownNieuport 17, SE.5, Bristol ScoutWarsWorld War IBorn / Died14 Aug 1896 – 7 May 1917 (age 20)UnitNo. 11 Sqn RFC, No. 56 Sqn RFC St. Louis Post-Dispatch of St. Louis, Missouri on August 2,...
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