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As Defence Journal describes it, at the outbreak of the First World War (WW1) in 1914, military aviation consisted of light wooden bi/tri planes with maximum speeds of under 100 mph and very limited load carrying capacity.

Their roles were initially restricted to reconnaissance and artillery observations.

While there may not have been any air power doctrine on the eve of WW1, there was no shortage of alarming speculations about strikes from the sky, thanks to pre-war novels from H.G Wells and others.

Within seven weeks of WW1 beginning, Sopwith Tabloids of Britain's Royal Naval Air Service conducted an air raid on the Zeppelin (airship) sheds in Germany. A year later Germany retaliated when Zeppelins in turn bombed English cities.

The actual damage in all these raids may have been minimal but the psychological impact on civilians and populations was profound.

With both sides using increasing numbers of aircraft for reconnaissance, artillery observations and occasional bombing raids, the inevitable happened and aircraft started to shoot at each other to prevent the adversary from taking military advantage of the new medium. This marked the birth of fighter aircraft whose numbers proliferated whilst their performance took a quantum leap. The battle for control of the air had truly begun. The writing was clearly on the wall for military tactics and precepts that had stood for hundreds of years as the full flower of air power's potential to change the course of events and even win wars had to be acknowledged.

The Air War assumed a giant scale on both sides. By way of example, the British had upwards of 2,000 planes active by war end. And the war saw many tactics and strategies develop that were further developed in the Second World War.

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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Awards	Country SORT (↑)	Alliance	Role	Victories	Details	Units	Air Service	Death	Notes/Aircraft	Sources	Links	Photo
1	Wilson	Cecil Frederick Charles	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	5	[3+2] (3 kills+2 Lost Control)	84Sqn	RAF		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores
2	Tuffield	Thomas Cecil Silwood	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	6	[5+1] (1 kill+5 Lost Control)	48Sqn (gunner)	RFC		Bristol Fighter gunner, 1917.	Franks-Guest
3	Travers	Frederick Dudley	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	9	[5+4] (6 kills+3 Lost Control)	47Sqn, 17Sqn, 150Sqn	RFC & RAF		BE12, SE5, M1C, Macedonia, 1917-18.	Shores (Other sources 12 victories)
4	Thomson	George	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	14	(9 kills+5 Lost Control)	22Sqn (gunner)	RAF		Bristol Fighter gunner, 1918. George Thomson DFC (born 3 October 1896, date of death unknown) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 14 victories. Born in Thornhill, Dumfries, Scotland, Thomson emigrated to Canada. Working as a printer in Celista, British Columbia, Thomson enlisted in 1914, serving in the 30th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the 48th Highlanders of Canada. Thomson was wounded twice while serving with the 7/8th King's Own Scottish Borderers. In October 1917 Thomson transferred to the RAF, and in 1918 he was posted to the 22 Squadron as an observer, where he scored 14 victories. Thomson returned to the Home Establishment in August 1918 to be trained as a pilot. His death date is unknown, although he is not listed among the few surviving World War I veterans. Citation DSC: 'Lieut. George Thomson (King's Own Scottish Borderers). A brilliant and intrepid observer in whom his pilot places implicit confidence when engaged in action. He has personally accounted for nine enemy machines. On one raid, when acting as escort, 15 enemy aeroplanes were encountered; of these this officer shot down two, which crashed, and one out of control.'	Franks-Guest
5	Thompson	Samuel Frederick 'Siffy'	Capt	Military Cross, DFC	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	30	(18 kills+12 Lost Control)	20Sqn, 22Sqn	RAF		Bristol Fighter great ace, 1918. KIA. Some sources 11 and 22 victories)	Shores.
6	Thayre	Frederick James Harry	Capt	Military Cross and Bar	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	20	(18 kills+2 Lost Control)	16Sqn, 20Sqn	RFC	09/06/1917	BE2, 1916; FE2 top ace, 1917. KIA.	Shores.
7	Stephenson	Thomas Frederick	Sgt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	5	(2 kills+3 Lost Control)	11Sqn	RFC	20/11/1917	Bristol Fighter ace, 1917. KIA.	Shores.
8	Stanton	Frederick Cecil	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	7	(4 kills+3 Lost Control)	22Sqn	RAF		Bristol Fighter ace, 1918.	Shores.
9	Sowrey	Frederick	Maj		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	13	[8+5] (Zeppelin L.32)(7 kills+6 Lost Control)	39 Sqn (HD), 37 Sqn (HD),19 Sqn,143 Sqn (HD)	RFC		BE2 Zeppelin killer. Spad ace, 1917. English WWI fighter ace, Frederick Sowrey was born 25/8 1893.	Shores
10	Scholte	Owen John Frederick	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater Observer (?)	8	(4 kills+4 Lost Control)	18Sqn (observer), 51Sqn, 48Sqn, 60Sqn	RFC & RAF	30/07/1918	Bristol Fighter, 1917; SE5, 1918.	Shores.
11	Richards	Cecil Roy	Lt		Australia	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	12	(4 kills+8 Lost Control)	20Sqn	RFC		FE2 ace, 1917.	Shores.
12	Ransley	Frank Cecil	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	9	(5 kills+4 Lost Control)	48Sqn	RAF		Bristol Fighter ace, 1918.	Shores.
13	Powell	Frederick James	Maj		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	6	[5+1] (with observer)(2 kills+4 Lost Control)	5Sqn, 40Sqn, 41Sqn	RFC		VF5b, FE8, 1915-16; SE5, 1917. POW.	Shores
14	Phillipps	Roy Cecil	Maj		Australia	Allies	Pilot	15	(14 kills+1 Lost Control)	68Sqn, 2Sqn AFC	Australian Flying Corps		DH5, 1917; SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores (Other sources 12)
15	Noel	Tom Cecil	Lt	Military Cross and Bar	Great Britain	Allies	Observer	24	[22+2] (13 kills+11 Lost Control)	20Sqn (gunner)	RAF	22/08/1918	Bristol Fighter gunner observer ace, 1918. KIA.	Franks-Guest
16	Murmann	Donald Frederick	1Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	5	[4+1] (2 kills+3 Lost Control)	40Sqn, 25Sqn US Air Service	RAF		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores
17	McCloughry (later Kingston-McCloughry)	Edgar James Kingston	Capt	DSO DFC & Bar MiD	Australia	Allies	Pilot	21	(4 balloons)(20 kills+1 Lost Control)	23 Sqn RFC; 4 Sqn AFC (CO)	RFC & AFC	15 November 1972	Camel ace, 1918. Australian WWI fighter ace, Edgar James Kingston McCloughry was born 10/9 1896. He authored 2 books: Direction of War A Critique of the Political Direction and High Command in War; E.J. Kingston McCloughry / Hardcover / New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1958 Defense Policy and Strategy E.J. Kingston McCloughry / Hardcover / New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1960 More: http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/australi/mccloughry.php Citation DFC: Lieut. (T./Capt.) Edgar James McClaughry (Australian Flying Corps). Early one morning this officer left the ground, and, meeting an enemy two-seater ten miles over the lines, he engaged and destroyed it. He was immediately attacked by five scouts; these he out-manoeuvred, destroying one and driving the remainder down. He is a determined and successful scout leader, who in recent operations has accounted for nine enemy machines, in addition to three others and one balloon when serving with another squadron. Citation DFC Bar: Lt. (T./Capt.) Edgar James McClaughry, D.F.C. (Australian Flying Corps). In the short space of one month this officer has destroyed ten enemy aeroplanes and balloons. He has organised and carried out numerous raids on the enemy, frequently at very low altitudes. Altogether he has destroyed fifteen aeroplanes and four balloons. Early one morning he crossed our lines to attack a balloon which he had previously located. As soon as daylight allowed he dived and opened fire on the balloon, which was on the ground, descending to within fifty feet of it. The balloon burst into flames. He then attacked some horse transport, dropping bombs and firing, some 300 rounds at 1,500 feet altitude. Citation DSO: Capt. Edgar James McClaughry, D.F.C. (Australian F.C.). (FRANCE) A bold and fearless officer, who has performed many gallant deeds of daring, notably on 24th September, when, attacking a train at 250 feet altitude, he obtained a direct hit, cutting it in two, the rear portion being derailed. He then fired a number of rounds at the fore portion, which pulled up. Sighting a hostile two-seater he engaged it and drove it down. Proceeding home he observed seven Fokker biplanes; although he had expended the greater part of his ammunition, Captain McClaughry never hesitated, but engaged the leader. During the combat that ensued he was severely wounded by fire from a scout that attacked him from behind; turning, he drove this machine off badly damaged. His ammunition being now expended he endeavoured to drive off two hostile scouts by firing Very lights at them. Exhausted by his exertions, he temporarily lost consciousness, but recovered sufficiently to land his machine safely. This officer has destroyed fourteen machines and four balloons, and has repeatedly displayed an utter disregard for danger in attacking ground targets. Later changed name to Kingston-McCloughry. Brother of Wilfred Ashton McCloughry who changed his name to McClaughry	Shores (Other sources 23)	Bio
18	McCall	Frederick Robert Gordon	Capt	DSO, Military Cross and Bar, DFC	Canada	Allies	Pilot	35	[28+7] (21 kills+14 Lost Control)	13 Sqn, 41 Sqn	RFC, RAF		RE-8, SE5 ace, 1918. Canadian WWI fighter ace, Frederick Robert Gordon McCall was born 4/12 1896.	Shores (Other sources 37)
19	Marchant	Cecil James 'Chips'	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	9	[3+6] (5 kills+4 Lost Control)	46Sqn, 78Sqn, 44Sqn	RAF		Camel ace, 1918.	Shores
20	Luff	Frederick Ernest	1stLt		USA	Allies	Pilot	5	(2 balloons)	74Sqn RAF, 25Sqn	RAF & US Air Service		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores
21	Lord	Frederick Ives	Capt		USA	Allies	Pilot	12	(1 balloon)(9 kills+3 Lost Control)	79 Sqn RAF	RAF		Dolphin ace, 1918. Russia, 1919, Spain. He flew in 7 wars! Lord enlisted in the U.S. Army before WWI, but was instantly discharged when it was learned that he was too young to serve, being only 17. He wanted so badly to enter the service that, with a falsified birth certificate, he traveled to Canada and joined the Royal Flying Corps, eventually ending up in England. He became an accomplished Ace during World War I, winning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was the youngest pilot ever to accomplish this greatest honor among Aces. Lord eventually served in 7 wars, for which he was written up in Ripley’s “Believe It or Not.” These included World War I, the Russian Civil War (1919), the Mexican Revolution (1921), the Sino-Japanese War (1934), the Honduran Revolt (1936), the Spanish Civil War (1936-8), and World War II. Lord Officially Renounces his American Citizenship In order for Lord to join the Royal Flying Corps, he had to renounce his American citizenship and proclaim his intention to become a British subject. This he did to get into the war. Document Signed by Lord and the Clerk of the Peace, May 25, 1917, Dominion of Canada, Province of Ontario, County of York, in which Lord, then only seventeen years old, renounced his U.S. citizenship. “I was born in the town of Manitowoc in the state of Wisconsin, one of the United States of America … I have come to the city of Toronto from Houston, Texas, for the express purpose of enlisting and entering the Royal Flying Corps of the Canadian Army for service overseas. And I do hereby solemnly declare my purpose and intention to become a British subject and I do hereby renounce my citizenship as a Citizen of the United States of America…” May 26, 1918: “Drove one Pfalz down out of control. Formation attacked by 30 scouts. Machine (plane) hit, 12 holes.” May 29, 1918: “Engaged over Armentieres. I shot one down out of control.” June 7, 1918: “4 E.H. attacked by patrol. I shot one down which was seen to crash.” June 16, 1918: “I attacked Pfalz scout, drove it down to 2000 feet but was driven off by 3 more E.H.” September 17, 1918: “Saw five Fokkers…I attacked. One went down in a spin. Fired a burst into another of 25 yds range. It crashed near Comines.” May 28, 1918: “I attacked two balloons, brought one down in flames near Wervicq.” Interestingly, we are able to match incidents recounted in his log with entries made in his diary. For this last date, he wrote: “The balloons were about 3000 feet up when we crossed the trenches…we were directly over them when our formation was broken up by Archie [the pilots’ name for anti-aircraft guns]. I pretended I was hit and coming down out of control…Then suddenly I opened wide my throttle, struck my nose down and made for the nearest balloon…I charged straight for it, both my Vickers machine guns spitting streams of tracer and explosive bullets. As I zoomed over it, I saw it burst into flames. All this time I was being fired on point blank range by Archie…The official communiqué tonight read ‘One balloon destroyed.’ Voila!” Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar For his services, Lord was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy." His citation, which is included, states: "A gallant officer, bold in attack and skillful in manoeuvre…he, single-handed, attacked and destroyed a Fokker biplane. On his return journey he observed one of our formations engaged with a number of Pfalz scouts; joining in the combat he shot down one which crashed." Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 November 1918. A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award, and Lord won this honor. Contained in this archive are Lord’s ribbons showing the DFC and Bar. Also present is the official letter in which the award is conferred upon him, complete with an account of the incident for which it was awarded. The action occurred while he was fighting in Russia during the Russian Civil War. Typed Letter Signed by Major General Edmund Ironside, Commander in Chief, “General Headquarters, Allied Forces, Archangel, 15th July, 1919,” conferring upon Lord the Bar. “Captain Lord…was on June 27th, 1919, attached to H.Q. Pinega Force. At about 2300 hours on that date, patrols having reported the presence of the enemy on the left bank of the Pinega River…Lord went up to reconnoiter. Finding the enemy moving along the road with his transport, this Officer, from a height of two hundred feet, attacked them with M.G. fire and, although, the aeroplane had been hit a number of times and the oil tank shot away, by an explosive bullet, continued to fire at them until the transport had been stampeded and the spirit of the attacking force had been broken. It was entirely due to the courage and enterprise of this Officer and his observer that the enemy attack did not materialize and that we suffered no casualties.” In 1967, he was murdered by a vagrant in Apple Valley, California. (Source: https://www.raabcollection.com/frederic-ives-lord-autograph/frederic-ives-lord-signed-sold-archive-frederic-ives-lord-world-war-i)	Shores		Ives 1914-1918 Lord with Sopwith Dolphin
22	Libby	Frederick	Capt		USA	Allies	Pilot	14	(2 kills+12 Lost Control) [9+5]	23 Sqn, 11 Sqn (observer), 43 Sqn, 25 Sqn RFC	RFC	09/01/1970	FE2b gunner ace, Strutter,DH-4, 1916-17. American WWI observer/gunner ace, Frederick Libby was born 15/7 1892. More [If Broken Link]	Shores
23	Lewis	Cecil Arthur	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	8	[6+2] (0 kill, 8 Lost Control)	3Sqn, 56Sqn, 44(HD)Sqn, 61(HD)Sqn, 152(NF)Sqn	RFC		SE5 ace, 1917. RAF WWII. Founder of BBC, Author of ‘Sagittarius Rising’. Sqn Ldr RAF WW2	Shores
24	Le mesurier	Thomas Frederick	FltCdr		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	7	(with observer)(1 kill+6 Lost Control)	5NSqn, 11NSqn, 205Sqn (Bomber)	RNAS	26/05/1918	DH4 bomber pilot, 1917.	Franks-Guest
25	Larsen	Jens Frederick 'Swede'	Lt		USA	Allies	Pilot	9	(3 kills+6 Lost Control) [8+1]	84Sqn RFC RAF	RFC & RAF		SE5 ace, 1917-18.	Shores
26	Kydd	Frederick Joseph	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	5	(2 kills+3 Lost Control)	20Sqn (gunner)	RFC		FE2 gunner ace, 1917.	Franks-Guest
27	King	Elwin Roy 'Bow'	Capt	DSO DFC MiD	Australia	Allies	Pilot	26	[23+3] (4 balloons)(20 kills+6 Lost Control)	4 Sqn	Australian Flying Corps	28 November 1941	King joined 4 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps. He scored some 22 of his 26 victories in the final seven months of the war alone. Seven of these were achieved while flying the Sopwith Snipe, making him the highest scoring pilot to use the aircraft. Won DFC September 1918 and mentioned in despatches No. 4 Squadron was operating its Sopwith Camels in hazardous, low-altitude support of Australian ground troops when King arrived in France, and he had little opportunity for air-to-air combat. The burly 6-foot-5-inch (196 cm) King—nicknamed "Bo", "Beau", or "Bow"—also had problems landing the Camel; crammed into its small cockpit, his large frame impeded control stick movement. The resulting rough landings annoyed his commanding officer, Major Wilfred McCloughry, brother of ace Edgar McCloughry. On 16 August 1918, King participated in a major assault against the German airfield at Haubourdin, near Lille, that resulted in thirty-seven enemy aircraft being destroyed on the ground. During the action, described by the official history as a "riot of destruction", King set on fire a hangar housing four or five German planes. He also, according to No. 2 Squadron pilot Charles Copp, flew down Haubourdin's main street, waving as he went, his reason being that "the girls in that village must have had a heck of a time with all that bombing and must have been terribly scared so I thought I'd cheer them up a bit". During October 1918, King converted with the rest of No. 4 Squadron to the upgraded Sopwith Snipe, whose larger cockpit was a better fit for him. He scored with the Snipe on both 28 and 29 October, the latter over Tournai, in what is frequently described as "one of the greatest air battles of the war". At Tournai, amid a confrontation involving over seventy-five Allied and German fighters, King evaded five enemy Fokkers that dived on him, before destroying an LVG in a head-on attack. His tally of seven victories with the Snipe in the closing days of the war made him the highest-scoring pilot in this type. Archive Report	Shores
28	King	Cecil Frederick	Capt	Military Cross DFC Croix de Guerre	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	22	[15+7] (10 kills+12 Lost Control)	43 Sqn	RFC & RAF	24/01/1919	Camel ace, 1917-18, Snipe. KIFA. Capt. CECIL FREDERICK KING, M.C., D.F.C., Croix de Guerre (avec Palme), RAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. F . H. King, Springfield Dukes, Chelmsford, was killed, the result of a collision in the air at Sedgeford, Norfolk, on January 24th, aged 19 years 11 months. He was educated at Verites, Charterhouse. On leaving school early in 1917 he joined the Royal Flying Corps, and in September of that year went to France, where he served continuously for thirteen months as flying officer and flight commander. He shot down 22 enemy machines, 19 of which were officially confirmed. He also did fine work in attacking enemy troops at low altitudes with his machine-guns and bombs. The French decoration was awarded to him for services rendered to the French Army during the second battle of the Marne, July, 1918. Capt. C. F. King was recently transferred to Sedgeford as a fighting instructor. The funeral took place at Docking (near Sedgeford) on February 4, with full RAF honours.(Flight Magazine 1919) Citation: Military Cross T./2nd Lt. Cecil Frederick King, Gen. List and R.F.C. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On five occasions during a period of three months he has sent down four enemy machines completely out of control, and has destroyed one other. Later, under very adverse weather conditions he carried out a low reconnaissance, during which he engaged troops in a station, causing several casualties, fired into a body of the enemy entering a village from a height of 50 feet, attacked four gun limbers, causing the teams to stampede, and finally dived on to a parade of troops, who scattered in all directions. He has displayed exceptional daring and skill, which, combined with a splendid dash and initiative, have set a fine example to his squadron. Citation: DFC 2nd Lt. (temp. Capt.) Cecil Frederick King, M.C. He is a fine leader who at all times shows great gallantry and skill in manoeuvring; his energy and keenness have brought his flight to a high standard of efficiency. He frequently descends to low altitudes to obtain good results from bombing, and shooting, and on several occasions he has brought down enemy aeroplanes.	Shores (Other sources 20 victories)
29	King	Leslie Walter	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	9	(with observer)(3 kills+6 Lost Control)	22Sqn	RAF		Bristol Fighter ace, 1918.	Shores.
30	Hunt	Hubert Cecil	Sgt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	8	(5 kills+3 Lost Control)	22Sqn (gunner)	RAF		Bristol Fighter gunner, 1918.	Franks-Guest
31	Hunt	Frederick John 'Jack'	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	9	(2 balloons)(7 kills+2 Lost Control)	74Sqn	RAF		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores
32	Hayne	Edwin Tufnell		DSC DFC	South Africa	Allies	Pilot	15		3 Sqn, 203 Sqn	RNAS	28 April 1919	South African WWI fighter ace, Edwin Tufnell Hayne was born 28/5 1895. A Sopwith Camel pilot, Edwin Tufnell Hayne joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916. Posted to 3 Naval Squadron (later 203 Squadron) in 1917, he scored his first victory in August, shooting down an Albatros D.V south of Middelkerke. In 1919, Hayne was killed in a crash while flying a Bristol Fighter. Living in Johannesburg, South Africa, before the war; attended King Edward VII School, at Johannesburg. Citation DSC: Flt. Sub-Lieut, (now Flt. Lieut.) Edwin Tufnell Hayne, RNAS In recognition of his services with a Wing of the RNAS at Dunkirk between March and September, 1917. He has had numerous engagements with enemy aircraft and on the 16th August, 1917, attacked an enemy aerodrome and placed a whole flight of machines out of action by machine-gun fire. During a flight of over two hours, during which time he attacked transport and railways, he never exceeded a height of 1,000 feet. Citation DFC: Lieut. (Hon. Capt.) Edwin Tufnell Hayne, DSC (late RNAS.). During the recent enemy offensive this officer carried out forty-eight special missions. Flying at extremely low altitudes he has inflicted heavy casualties on massed troops and transport. In addition he has accounted for ten enemy machines, destroying three and driving down seven out of control; in these encounters he has never hesitated to engage the enemy, however superior in numbers. On one occasion he observed ten hostile aeroplanes harassing three Dolphines; he attacked three of the enemy, driving one down in flames.
33	Harvey	William Frederick James	Capt	Military Cross, DFC and Bar	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	26	(3 balloons)(17 kills+9 Lost Control)	22Sqn	RAF		Bristol Fighter ace, 1918. Some sources 25 victories)	Shores.
34	Harlock	Frederick George	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	8	(7 kills+1 Lost Control)	20Sqn	RAF		Bristol fighter ace, 1918.	Shores.
35	Hann	Cecil Collins	2Lt (1386 Corporal, 2Lt)	1914-15 Star (1386 Cpl. C. C. Hann, R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals	Great Britain	Allies				1 Sqn 3 Sqn	RFC	1916-10-22	Morane Parasol. Born at Beaminster, Dorset, in 1891, the son of Albert and Edith Hann, and enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps soon after the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, and saw active service out in France as a Corporal in the following year. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in February 1916, on qualifying as an Observer, he was posted to 1 Sqn, and thence to 3 Sqn, in which latter unit he flew Morane Parasols on the Somme front and completed over 20 artillery spotting patrols prior to his death in action on 22 October 1916. On that date, with 2nd Lieutenant F. W. G. Marchant as his pilot, their Morane was shot down by the German ace Hans Berr, his sixth victory out of a total of ten. Subsequently reported as ‘died of wounds’, Hann and Marchant are buried alongside each other in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbes, Somme, France
36	Hall	Frederick Vincent	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	7	[5+2] (5 kills+2 Lost Control)	4Sqn, 8Sqn, 10Sqn RNAS; 210Sqn RAF	RNAS	15/05/1918	Pup, Camel ace, 1917-18. KIA.	Shores
37	Gordon	Frederick Stanley	Lt		New Zealand	Allies	Pilot	9	[6+3] (2 balloons)(6 kills+3 Lost control)	74Sqn	RAF		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores
38	Goode	Harry King	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	15	[13+2] (7 balloons)(14 kills+1 Lost Control)	66Sqn	RAF	21/08/1942	Camel ace, Italian front, 1918. KIFA.	Shores
39	Gleeson	Leslie Frederick	2nd Lt		Australia	Allies	Pilot		1917-06-14 Student Pilot. Stalled in low level turn and crashed.	69 Sqn (Australia) Training	RFC	1917-06-15	Avro 504 Gnome Naval Type Died at Northern General Hospital Lincoln the next day. Instructor 2nd Lt Claude Picton Lowry RFC minor injuries		McGuiness RAAF Archive
40	Gillet	Frederick Warrington	Capt	DFC and Bar, Belgium CdeG	USA	Allies	Pilot	20	(3 balloons)	79Sqn RAF	RAF		Top Dolphin ace, 1918.	Shores (Some sources 16 victories)
41	Gibbs	Frederick John	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	11	[8+3] (9 kills+2 Lost Control)	64Sqn	RFC & RAF		Spad ace, 1917.	Shores
42	Gardner	Cecil Vernon	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	10	[8+2] (6 kills+4 Lost Control)	19Sqn	RAF	30/09/1918	Dolphin ace, 1918. DOW.	Shores
43	Gardiner	George Cecil	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot See Note	6	[3+3] (2 as gunner)(4 kills+2 Lost Control)	14Sqn (gunner), 17Sqn, 47Sqn, 150Sqn	RFC & RAF		BE12, DH2, Palestine, Camel, Italy.	Shores
44	Falkenberg	Carl Frederick	Capt		Canada Newfoundland	Allies	Pilot	17	[13+4] (1 balloon)(9 kills+8 Lost Control)	84Sqn	RAF		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores
45	Cunninghame	Frederick Joseph	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	5	(with observer)(3 kills+2 Lost Control)	48Sqn	RAF		Bristol Fighter ace, 1918.	Shores.
46	Crabb	Earl Frederick	Lt		Canada	Allies	Pilot	6	[5+1] (4 kills+2 Lost Control)	92Sqn	RAF		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores
47	Cowper	Andrew King	Capt		Australia	Allies	Pilot	19	[12+7] (13 kills+6 Lost Control)	24Sqn	RFC		DH5 1917, SE5 ace 1918.	Shores (Other sources 18)
48	Compston	Robert John Orton	Maj	DSC and 2 Bars DFC	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	25	[13+12] (8 kills+17 Lost Control)	8 Sqn (N), 40 Sqn	RNAS & RAF		Triplane and Camel ace, 1917-18. Wing Commander Robert John Orton Compston DSC & 2 Bars DFC (9 January 1898 – 28 January 1962) was an English fighter pilot credited with 25 victories during World War I. He was one of only seven airman in this war who won three awards of the Distinguished Service Cross. Robert John Orton Compston was born in Farnham, Surrey the son of Herbert Fuller Bright Compston, a clergyman, and his wife Rose Contance Compston (née Orton). He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915 when he was 17 years old. He originally flew Home Defense missions, but was reassigned to 8 Naval Squadron when it went to France. He was a close friend of ace Robert Little. Compston served in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. On the 13 August 1940, while based at RAF Detling, the airfield came under attack by the Luftwaffe. It was the first major effort of the Germans during the Battle of Britain. Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers devastated the station and Squadron Leader Compston was wounded in action; one of 42 wounded and 24 killed. He retired from the RAFVR in 1954 with the rank of wing commander. More: http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/compston.php If Link Broken Citation DSC: 12 May 1917 Flight Lieutenant Robert John Orton Compston, R.N.A.S. was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC): "For conspicuous skill and gallantry during the past nine months, in particular when attached to the Royal Flying Corps, when he had numerous engagements with enemy aircraft, and certainly destroyed one." Citation DSC: 11 August 1917 Flight Commander Robert John Orton Compston, D.S.C., R.N.A.S. was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Servrtillery aeroplanes: "On the 12th June, 1917, with three other machines, he attacked six hostile scouts. He got close to one, and shot it down out of control. "On the 16th June, 1917, he attacked and brought down a two-seater Aviatik. "On the 3rd July, 1917, he attacked two Aviatiks, which he drove down and forced to land." Citation DSC: On 16 March 1918 Flight Commander Robert John Orton Compston, D.S.C., R.N.A.S. was awarded a second bar to his Distinguished Service Cross (DSC): "For ability and determination when leading offensive patrols, in which he displays entire disregard of personal danger. "On the 1st January, 1918, he observed a new type twin-tailed two-seater enemy machine, which he attacked, firing a good many rounds at point blank range. The enemy machine dived, but was again attacked and went down vertically with his engine full on. The wings came off, and the machine was observed to crash. Later in the day Flt. Cdr. Compston observed two formations of ten and five Albatross scouts respectively. He attacked one of the enemy machines and sent it down in a flat spin and falling over sideways completely out of control. "On numerous other occasions Flt. Cdr. Compston has destroyed or driven down enemy machines completely out of control, and has frequently had more than one successful engagement in the same day." Citation DFC: 3 June 1918 Captain Robert John Orton, DSC was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on the occasion of the King's Birthday for Distinguished Service	Shores
49	Cole	Adrian Trevor	Capt	DSO Military Cross DFC CBE	Australia	Allies	Pilot	10	[7+3] (7 kills+3 Lost Control)	67 Sqn, 1AFShoreSqn, 2AFShoreSqn	Australian Flying Corps	1966-02-14	SE5 ace, 1918. Air Vice Marshal Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole, CBE, DSO, MC, DFC (19 June 1895 – 14 February 1966) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Joining the army at the outbreak of World War I, he transferred to the Australian Flying Corps in 1916 and flew with No. 1 Squadron in the Middle East and No. 2 Squadron on the Western Front. He became an ace, credited with victories over ten enemy aircraft, and earned the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1921, he was a founding member of the RAAF. "King" Cole rose to the position of Air Member for Supply in 1933 and gained promotion to group captain in 1935. The following year he was appointed the first commanding officer of Headquarters RAAF Station Richmond. During World War II, he led North-Western Area Command in Darwin, Northern Territory, and held a series of overseas posts in North Africa, England, Northern Ireland, and Ceylon. As Forward Air Controller during the Dieppe Raid in 1942, he was wounded in action and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Cole served on corporate boards of directors following his retirement from the RAAF in 1946. He died in 1966 at the age of seventy.	Shores (Other sources 10)
50	Cobby	Arthur Henry	Capt	DSO DFC & 2 Bars	Australia	Allies	Pilot	29	[28+1] (5 balloons) (27 kills+2 Lost Control)	71 Sqn RFC, 4 Sqn AFC	RFC & AFC	11/11/1955	Camel ace, 1918. AFC best scorer. Born on 26 August 1894 in Melbourne Cobby worked as a bank clerk until he signed up with the AFC on 22 December 1916, thereafter serving with 4 and 71 Squadron on the Western Front. Cobby later admitted to being so nervous about the prospect of going into battle that 'if anything could have been done by me to delay that hour, I would have left nothing undone to bring it about'. When he did see combat against the German Luftstreitkräfte for the first time, he had only twelve hours solo flying experience. Cobby claimed an early victory, over a DFW reconnaissance plane, in February 1918, but this was credited only as 'driven down' and not confirmed. Based in the Pas-de-Calais area, No. 4 Squadron supported Allied forces during the German Spring Offensive that commenced the following month. Cobby's aerial opponents included members of Baron von Richthofen's 'Flying Circus'. On 21 March he shot down two of the formation's Albatros D.Vs, which were confirmed as his first official victories. Having proved himself a talented and aggressive pilot, Cobby's leadership abilities were recognised with his appointment as a flight commander on 14 May 1918, and promotion to captain on 25 May. Described as 'an imp of mischief', he personalised his Sopwith Camel by fitting it with aluminium cutouts of comic actor Charlie Chaplin. Cobby again scored two kills in one day on 30 May near Estaires, when he destroyed an Albatros and an observation balloon, and repeated this feat the next day in the same area. He had been responsible for downing No. 4 Squadron's first balloon at Merville earlier in May; although vulnerable to attack with incendiary bullets, these large observation platforms, nicknamed Drachen (Dragons), were generally well protected by enemy fighters and anti-aircraft defences, and were thus considered a dangerous but valuable target. Cobby was recommended for the Military Cross on 3 June 1918 in recognition of his combat success and for being a 'bold and skilful Patrol Leader, who is setting a fine example to his Squadron. The award was changed to a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Cobby shot down three German aircraft on 28 June and was recommended for a bar to his DFC, highlighting his then-current tally of 15 victories. On 15 July 1918, he and another pilot dived on five Pfalz scouts near Armentières, Cobby accounting for two of the enemy aircraft and his companion for one. The Australians were then pursued by four Fokker Triplanes but managed to evade their attackers. This action earned Cobby a recommendation for a second bar to his DFC, the citation noting that he had scored 21 kills to date and had 'succeeded in destroying so many machines by hard work and by using his brains, as well as by courage and brilliant flying'. The two bars to his DFC were gazetted on the same day, 21 September. On 16 August, Cobby led a bombing raid against the German airfield at Haubourdin, near Lille, the largest aerial assault by Allied forces up until then, resulting in 37 enemy aircraft being destroyed. The following day he led a similar attack on Lomme airfield and was recommended for the Distinguished Service Order as a result. Gazetted on 2 November, the citation for the award declared that 'The success of these two raids was largely due to the determined and skilful leadership of this officer'. Pfalz DX12 By the end of his active service, Cobby was in charge of Allied formations numbering up to 80 aircraft. Fellow No. 4 Squadron ace, George Jones (later Chief of the Air Staff), described him as the unit's 'natural leader in the air and in all off-duty activities'; his exploits made him a national hero. No. 4 Squadron was recognised as the most successful fighter squadron in France, accounting for as many as 220 victories. In September 1918, Cobby was transferred to a training unit in England, where he found the strain of instructing pupils 'much worse than flying in France'. He continued applying for a return to the front until the war ended in November, and was mentioned in despatches by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig the same month (gazetted 27 December). Though Cobby's final tally for the war is often given as 29 aircraft and 13 observation balloons destroyed, claim-by-claim analyses of his victories credit him with 24 aircraft and five balloons, for a grand total of 29, making him the highest-scoring member of the AFC, as well as the service's only 'balloon-busting' ace. His proudest boast, however, was that as a flight commander he never lost a pilot over enemy territory. Citation DFC: 'HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to confer the Distinguished Flying Cross on the undermentioned Officer of the Royal Air Force in recognition of acts of gallantry and distinguished service:- Lieutenant ARTHUR HENRY COBBY.' Citation DFC Bar: London Gazette dated 21st September, 1918. 'HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to confer a bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross on the undermentioned Officer of the Royal Air Force in recognition of gallantry in flying operations against the enemy:- Lieutenant (temporary Captain) ARTHUR HENRY COBBY, DFC.' An Officer whose success as a leader is due not only to high courage and brilliant flying but salsa to the clear judgment and presence of mind he invariably displays. His example is of great value to other pilots in his squadron. During recent operations he shot down five machines in eleven days, accounting for two in one day.' Citation 2nd Bar DFC: 'One evening this Officer in company with another machine attacked five Pfaltz scouts, destroying two, one fell in flames and one broke up in the air. The Officer who accompanied him brought down a third machine out of control. While engaged in this combat they were attacked from above by five triplanes. Displaying cool judgment and brilliant flying Captain Cobby evaded this attack and returned to our lines in safety, both machines being undamaged. A determined and most skilful leader who has destroyed twenty one hostile machines or balloons, accounting for three machines and two balloons in four days.' Citation DSO: 'HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to confer the above award on the undermentioned Officer of the Royal Air Force in recognition of gallantry in Flying Operations against the Enemy:- Lieutenant (temporary Captain) ARTHUR HENRY COBBY, DFC. On the 16th August this Officer led an organised raid on an enemy aerodrome. At 200 feet altitude he obtained direct hits with his bombs and set on fire two hangars, he then opened fire on a machine which was standing out on the aerodrome. The machine caught fire. Afterwards he attacked with machine gun fire parties of troops and mechanics, inflicting a number of casualties. On the following day he led another important raid on an aerodrome, setting fire to two hangars and effectively bombing gun detachments, anti aircraft batteries, etc. The success of these two raids was largely due to the determined and skilful leadership of this Officer.' Citation MiD: London Gazette dated 27th December, 1918. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES 'The following is a continuation of SIR DOUGLS HAIG'S Despatch of the 8th November, 1918 submitting names deserving of special mention:- Lieutenant (temporary Captain) A. H. COBBY, DSO DFC'	Shores
51	Clark	Cecil Christian	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	10	[7+3] (1 balloon)(5 kills+5 Lost Control)	1Sqn	RFC & RAF	30/11/1939	Nieuport 1917, SE5 ace 1918. POW.	Shores
52	Bullen	Cecil Hugh	2/Lt	Croix de Guerre (Belgium)	Great Britain	Allies	Observer			10 Sqn	RAF		Citation: Croix de Guerre (Belgium) London Gazette 15 July 1919, the recommendation states: ‘T. 2/Lt. Cecil Hugh Bullen, R.A.F. has been Capt. [Charles] Sutherland’s observer on all his Contact Patrols, and should be given a large share of credit for the accuracy of his pinpointing of our troops positions, the detail of which is shown on my recommendation of Capt. Sutherland’s work.’ Born in Sefton Park, Liverpool, in January 1899. Bullen joined the RAF in April 1918, and was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant (Observer) in May 1918. Service with 10 Sqn (F.K.8’s), Droglandt, France. Paired with Captain C. Sutherland as his pilot, and the latter was awarded the DFC for his gallant service July - October 1918. The commanding officer of 10 Sqn provides the following recommendation, which also gives further details about Bullen: ‘I wish to bring to your notice the name of Captain C. Sutherland., S. Lancs. Regt., attd. RAF for his extremely valuable Contact Patrol work during the past three months, carried out always under heavy enemy machine gun fire from the ground, and often under very bad weather conditions. In addition to his personal work, he has taken the greatest care over the training of the members of his Flight, with the result that continuous contact has been kept with the infantry at all times when flying has been possible. The reports of Captain Sutherland and his observer, 2/Lt. C. H. Bullen, have been characterised by their thoroughness and detail, and they have always been proved correct - though often questioned at the time. On July 14th, on the 6th Div., successful attack on Elzenwalle Chateau, Capt. Sutherland carried out before the attack a close reconnaissance of the enemy line and the communications trenches leading to it. After watching the attack through, he called for flares without reply, so made his contact report from 100 feet noting positions held by our troops. He then again flew low over the enemy communication trenches for signs of counter attack. Aug. 25th. He located our troops of 41st Div., after a local attack, in spite of thick ground mist - height 100 - 1000 feet. Aug. 31st. He made a Special Reconnaissance of the Mont Kemmel district after the enemy’s retirement, and located our troops along the Divisional front. Sept. 1st. He made a special reconnaissance during our attack on the Wytschete Ridge, from 100 - 1000 feet, locating our posts, and tracing the enemy’s line over a front of 5000 yards. Sept. 2nd. On reconnaissance at 200 feet he located under heavy rifle fire several of our posts, and the enemy line along the Wytschaete Ridge. His observer fired 50 rounds at enemy troops in shell holes. Sept. 3rd. He again on the same front located our troops right along the line, and flew low over the Neuve Eglise area being unsuccessful in finding enemy there. Sept. 4th. Under very difficult conditions owing to a heavy smoke barrage, working from 200 to 1200 feet, he succeeded in locating our troops at three points near Wytschaete. Sept. 5th. He located our line along the ridge at fifteen points, and also the enemy between the canal and Wytschaete. Sept. 7th. He located troops at nine points, and made an examination of the country in front of our line. Sept. 28th. He recognised our troops on a line of 15 points carried out at 300 feet under heavy rain storms. Later he made a special reconnaissance to locate our troops in Zandvoorde. Sept. 29th. He made out an excellent report, from 300 - 1000 feet - fired 100 rounds at enemy troops - and located our men at 13 points. Oct. 2nd. Did an excellent C.P. show clearing up a difficult disputed situation after 41st Div., attacked was held up. Our troops were recognised in 16 places along a line in shell holes and ditches - working at 200 feet under heavy A.A. M.G. fire from enemy lines. Oct. 14th. On the early morning of the advance from Gheluwe he carried out a contact patrol, from 100 - 800, locating our troops along the whole corps front at 14 points, working under heavy barrage, the smoke from which made observation difficult. He also located 30 of enemy at whom observer fired, causing casualties, and later dispersed the parties of three lorries. Later on the same day he again placed our line at 18 points, a report which was of considerable value to the Corps. Oct. 15th. He located our line at 14 points, working in thick mist, at times down to 100 feet. Oct. 18th. Made out a good detailed report - 13 locations recognised in posts and shell holes. Heavy A.A.M.G. fire from the enemy, three of these posts being located and observer fired at them dispersing the enemy. In practically every case, location of troops was carried out by actual recognition of the uniform.’
53	Brown	Frederick Elliott	Capt		Canada	Allies	Pilot	10	[8+2] (4 kills+6 Lost Control)	2Sqn, 84Sqn	RFC		SE5 ace, 1917-18.	Shores
54	Brown	Edward Cecil	Sqn Ldr	1914-15 Star (2 Lieut. E. C. Brown, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. C. Brown, R.A.F.),	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot		Killed by AA fire	85 Sqn	RFC, RAF	1918-10-18	SE5. Born at Mussenden House, Horton Kirby, Kent, in October 1894, the son of William and Margaret Brown (nee Larke), and was educated at Dartford Grammar School. Enlisting in the Royal Engineers in October 1914, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps in April 1915 and entered the Egypt theatre of war that October. Subsequently actively employed in Salonika in assorted M.T. Companies, he was admitted to hospital in Malta with malaria in September 1916. Having then returned to duty in the U.K. in early 1917, he gained appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal West Kent Regiment but by the year’s end was serving as a Flight Cadet in the Royal Flying Corps. Duly gaining his “Wings” he joined 85 Sqn and was embarked for France in May 1918, in which capacity he made a forced landing in his SE5 on 13 July, owing to the fact his propeller had been shot away. He was killed in action when his aircraft was brought down by AA fire on 18 October. He is buried in Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension
55	Brock	Cecil Guelph	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	7	[3+4 (2 kills+5 Lost Control)	1(N)Sqn, 9(N)Sqn, 3Sqn, 209Sqn	RNAS & RAF		Triplane 1917, Camel 1918.	Shores
56	Britton	Arthur Frederick	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	6	(1 kill+5 Lost Control)	57Sqn (gunner)	RFC		DH4 bomber gunner, 1917.	Franks-Guest
57	Britnell	Frederick John Shaw'Duke'	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	9	[6+3] (1 balloon)(5 kills+4 Lost Control)	3(N)Sqn; 203Sqn	RNAS & RAF		Camel ace, 1918.	Shores
58	Blizard	Charles Cecil	2ndLt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	5	(2 kills+3 Lost Control)	104Sqn (gunner)	RAF		DH9 bomber gunner, 1918.	Franks-Guest
59	Beauchamp-Proctor	Andrew 'Proccy'	Flt/Lt	Victoria Cross DSO Military Cross and Bar DFC	South Africa	Allies	Pilot	54	13 Balloons		RFC, RAF	21 June 1921, RAF Hendon. Re-interned in South Africa	Top South African ace. SE5. Shot down 3 aircraft in 5 minutes! Andrew Frederick Weatherby Beauchamp-Proctor was born 4/9 1894. Studying engineering at the University of Cape Town in August 1914. He joined the army, serving as a signaller with the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles in German South-West Africa. In March 1917 enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps. Awarded a commission. Just 5' 2", his seat to be raised so he could reach the controls. Assigned to 84 Squadron in late July 1917, with whom he travelled to France two months later. All of his 54 victories were achieved during 1918. Established a reputation as a 'balloon buster': he brought down more than any other pilot in the RFC. Not an especially able pilot, crash-landing his aircraft three times before achieving his first 'kill'. He was, however, a first-rate shot, flying S.E.5a's he won the DSO, MC, DFC and the VC. On a single day (9 August 1918) he shot down nine observation balloons (a record). He was wounded and sent home on 8 October following a reckless solo attack on eight enemy aircraft at once. He died on 21 June 1921 in England aged 26.		Read Story
60	Armstrong	Frederick Carr 'Army'	FCdr		Canada	Allies	Pilot	13	[8+5] (6 kills+7 Lost Control)	3(N)Sqn	RNAS	25/03/1918	Pup and Camel ace, 1917.	Shores
61	Alberry	Frank	Lt	DSM	Australia	Allies	Pilot	7	(2 kills+5 Lost Control)	2Sqn	Australian Flying Corps	1969-01-23, Concord, Sydney, NSW	SE 5 ace, 1918. 'One Legged Ace' .867, 8th Battalion, AIF Born 1892-09-19, Hobart, Tasmania. On the 25 July 1916 whilst serving with the 8th Batallion at the battle of Pozières on the Somme, Sergeant Alberry was wounded after a bullet shattered his kneecap and his right leg was eventually amputated above the knee. Following this action, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. (DSM) After a period of convalescence, he applied for pilot training, only to be told they did not have an authority to accept him with only one leg. He sent a personal request to King George V, who, after hearing Alberry’s story, gave him a letter addressed to the Air Board requesting he be accepted for training in the Air Force.After completing his training with the Royal Flying Corps (R.F.C.) in June 1918, he was posted to No 2 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC) in France, flying the Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a biplane. Always keen to be where the action was, he followed the front-line into Europe and on the 16th September was involved in a dog fight where he shot down a Fokker over France. Alberry’s combat report reads: “As the patrol dived on the formation of enemy aircraft encountered 1 mile NW of Lille, I singled out one and dived on it firing about 50 rounds at close range. The enemy aircraft did a side-slip, left hand turn, and flames and smoke were coming from the cockpit.” Two more victories were achieved on the 17th September with a further successful encounter on the 18th October. This was followed up on the 28th October with two more victories, elevating him to Ace status, with his final conquest occurring on the 4th November 1918, (a week before the end of the war). After the war he returned to Australia and settled as a timber feller and machinist. Courtesy Tasman Aviation History Frank Alberry’s Victories in SE5a (D6995) 16 Sep 1918 0730 Fokker D.VII (Destroyed) NW of Lille 17 Sep 1918 1020 Fokker DR.I (Out Of Control) Lille 17 Sep 1918 1020 Fokker D.VII (O) Lille 18 Oct 1918 1230 Fokker DR.I (O) N of Tournai 28 Oct 1918 1120 Fokker D.VII (O Bandour 28 Oct 1918 1120 Fokker D.VII (D) Bandour 04 Nov 1918 1310 Fokker D.VII (O) Houtaing	Shores/Frank via Tasman Aviation History Society	Paul McGuiness Archive Tasman Aviation History