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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
1	Brownell	Raymond James 'Brownie'	Capt	CBE MC MM	Australia	Allies	Pilot	12	[8+4] (1 balloon)(9 kills+3 Lost Control)	45Sqn	RFC & RAF	1974-04-02, aged 79, Subiaco West Australia	Camel ace, 1917-18, Italian front. He served as a gunner in Gallipoli, the Western Front and the battles of both the Somme and Pozieres. Whilst serving as a Sergeant with the 5th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade he was awarded the Military Medal and promoted to Second Lieutenant. Discharged on 16th March 1917 he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), one of 200 Australians recruited by the RFC, at the same rank. He was transferred to 45 Squadron on completion of training, where he shot down five enemy aircraft over France before the squadron was transferred to Italy in November 1917. Seven more kills occurred in Italy, notably that of the German Ace, Alwin Thurm on the 31st December 1917, which he shared with Henry Moody. On the 4th March 1918 Raymond Brownwell was awarded the Military Cross MC Citation: “2nd Lt. Raymond James Brownell MM Military Cross For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Within the last three months he has brought down six enemy aeroplanes, four of which were seen to come down in flames, the other two falling completely out of control. The dash, gallantry and offensive spirit displayed on all occasions by this officer are worthy of the highest praise.” Raymond James Brownell’s Victories 45Sqn Sopwith Camel 10 Sep 1917 1720 in B2323 DFW Houthoulst Wood 20 Sep 1917 1825 Shared with Henry Moody and Emerson Smith, Paschendaele 01 Oct 1917 1220 in B2323 Albatross DV, Quesnoy 20 Oct 1917 1240 Albatross DV, Kastelhoek 27 Oct 1917 1015 Albatross DV shared with James Child and Matthew Frew, NE of Comines 31 Dec 1917 0945 in B2430 Albatross Dlll, Piave de Soligo 31 Dec 1917 1030 in B2430 Albatross DV shared with Henry Moody, Paderno 10 Jan 1918 1615 in B2430 Albatross Dlll, Portobuffolo 11 Jan 1918 1535 in B2430 Albatross Dlll, St. Stino 30 Jan 1918 1045 in B6283 DFW, Saleto 17 Apr 1918 0915 in B3872 Albatross Dlll Oderzo 18 Apr 1918 in B3872 Balloon, Piave River Following World War 1, Brownwell returned to Australia, joining the Royal Australian Air Force serving with Number 1 Squadron from 1926 to 1928 and at RAAF Base Pearce (No 23 City of Perth Squadron) between 1938 and 1940. He further served in the following capacities during World War 2. • Wing Commander commanding RAAF Base 'Pearce', Western Australia, in 1939 • Commanded RAAF. units in the Far East 1940-1941. RAF Sembawang (1940–41) • Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 1 Training Group 1941-1942 • Promoted to Air Commodore and was (AOC) Western Area 1943-1945 • Appointed CBE on 01 January 1945 • Placed in command of No.11 Group, Morotai, on 30 July 1945 – 1946	Shores/Tasman Aviation Historical	Tasman Aviation Historical
2	Smith	Emerson Arthur Lincoln	Lt		Canada	Allies	Pilot	7	(3 kills+4 Lost Control)	45Sqn	RFC		Strutter, Camel ace, 1917. POW.	Shores
3	Smith	James Robert	2ndLt		Canada	Allies	Observer	5	(2 kills+3 Lost Control)	18Sqn (observer)	RFC		FE2b gunner ace, 1916-17.	Franks-Guest
4	Thomson	George Edwin	Capt	DSO Military Cross DFC	Great Britain Scotland	Allies	Pilot	21	[17+4] (6 kills+15 Lost Control)	46 Sqn	RFC	23/05/1918	Pup, 1917; Camel ace, 1918. KIFA. Thomson was seriously injured during flight training; the accident left him with lasting scars to his face. Nevertheless, he joined 46 Squadron during the summer of 1917, to fly a Sopwith Pup. On 25 September 1917, he scored his first victory flying Pup no. B2196, destroying an enemy reconnaissance plane. Thomson successfully used seven different Camels in his campaign of aerial victories. On 30 November 1917, Thomson used Camel no. B3514 to destroy an Albatros D.V and capture a Pfalz D.III. On 10 December, he drove down another D.V out of control, using Camel no. B2451. He would not score again until 18 January 1918, when he drove another two-seater down out of control, still using B2451. In February, he would use Camel B9131 to drive down an Albatros two-seater. Then came March. He used four different Camels and reeled off fifteen victories within the month, including four on the 16th, three on the 23rd, and two on the 17th. The three on the 23rd brought his total to 21. His tally included five enemy planes destroyed; he shared one of these triumphs with fellow ace Sydney Smith. He also drove down fifteen enemy planes out of control; one of these victories was also shared with Smith, and another with Horace Debenham. The remaining win was the captured Pfalz. Citatiion MC: Military Cross (MC) T./Capt. George Edwin Thomson, Gen. List and RFC. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On one occasion, when testing his machine, he observed a hostile two-seater machine between himself and the lines. He dived on it and fired sixty rounds at a close range, rendering the observer insensible. He then pulled up under the tail of the enemy machine, fired another thirty rounds, and observed it going down in a slow spin. He has accounted for six enemy machines, and has rendered continuous gallant and valuable service. Citation: DSO Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Lt. (T./Capt.) George Edwin Thomson, MC Gen. List, and RFC. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On one occasion, encountering a number of enemy two-seater planes, he dived on one of these and sent it down in flames. On returning to our lines, he dived on to another enemy machine, the observer of which was seen to collapse in his cockpit, the hostile machine going down completely out of control. On the following day, observing a hostile two-seater machine, he dived on it, engaging it at 100 yards range. On the hostile plane going down in a slow spin, he followed it to within 2,500 feet, but was compelled to withdraw owing to heavy machine-gun fire from the ground. He has, in all, accounted for twenty-one enemy machines, and has at all times during recent operations displayed the most marked skill and gallantry.	Shores (Other Sources 14)
5	Smith-grant	John Gordon S. C.	Capt		Great Britain Scotland	Allies	Pilot	6	[4+2] (2 kills+4 Lost Control)	28Sqn, 70Sqn	RFC & RAF	29/05/1918	DOW.	Shores
6	Smith	Langley Frank Willard	FsubLt		USA	Allies	Pilot	8	(2 balloons)(6 kills+2 Lost Control) [6+2]	4(N)Sqn RNAS	RNAS	13/06/1917	Pup ace, 1917. MIA.	Shores
7	Smith	James Robert	2ndLt		Great Britain Scotland	Allies	Pilot	5	(2 kills+3 Lost Control)	18Sqn (observer)	RFC		FE2b gunner ace, 1916-17.	Franks-Guest
8	Smith	George Henry Benjamin	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	5	(with observer)(3 kills+2 Lost Control)	104Sqn (bomber)	RAF		DH9 bomber pilot, 1918. POW.	Franks-Guest
9	Smith	George Henry Benjamin	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	5	(with observer)(3 kills+2 Lost Control)	104Sqn (bomber)	RAF		DH9 bomber pilot, 1918. POW.	Franks-Guest
10	Smith	David Esplin	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	6	(5 kills+1 Lost Control)	20Sqn	RAF	14/08/1918	Bristol Fighter ace, KIA.	Shores.
11	Smith	William Watson	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	8	(7 kills+1 Lost Control)	139Sqn (gunner)	RFC		BF2 gunner, Italy, 1918.	Franks-Guest
12	Smith	William Thomas	FSgt		Great Britain	Allies	Observer	5	(3 kills+2 Lost Control)	45Sqn, 104Sqn (gunner)	RFC & RAF		Strutter, DH4 bomber gunner, 1917-18.	Franks-Guest
13	Smith	Sydney Philip	Capt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	5	[2+3] (3 kills+2 Lost Control)	6Sqn, 43Sqn	RFC & RAF	06/04/1918	BE2, Camel ace, 1918. KIA (v.Richthof.).	Shores (Other sources 10 victories)
14	Smith	Harry Coleman	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	5	[2+3] (1 balloon)	213Sqn	RNAS & RAF		Camel ace, 1918.	Shores
15	Smith	John Henry	Lt		Canada	Allies	Pilot	8	[3+5] (1 balloon)(4 kills+4 Lost Control)	46Sqn	RAF		Camel ace, 1918.	Shores
16	Smith	Charles Henry Elliott		AFC	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot			30 Sqn	RFC
17	Brooks	Arthur Raymond	Capt		USA	Allies	Pilot	6		139th & 22nd Sqn	US Air Service		Lt. Arthur Raymond Brooks, WWI United States Army Air Service ace with 6 victories (4 shared). Arthur Raymond Brooks (1 November 1895 – 17 July 1991) was an American World War I flying ace of the United States Army Air Service credited with shooting down multiple enemy aircraft. Among his most prominent achievements was when he single-handedly took on a squadron of German-flown Fokker (Dutch make) planes officially downing 2 of them in one aerial battle piloting his Smith IV Spad XIII. He was a pioneer in the development of radio navigational aids (NAVAIDs) used by pilots for location and navigation as well as air-to-ground communications. Brooks also participated in early endeavors to commercialize aviation as a passenger-carrying business and was one of the earliest commercial pilots involved with carrying mail (air mail) for the US Post Office Department. Brooks was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. He graduated as valedictorian from Framingham Academy and High School in Massachusetts in 1913 and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1917. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Signal Officer Reserve Corps and attended the School of Military Aeronautics with the Royal Flying Corps in Canada from September to November 1917. Brooks then trained with the Texas 139th Squadron from November 1917 to February 1918. In March 1918, Brooks was transferred to France, where he flew the SPAD S.VII. After three victories he became a flight commander of the 22nd Aero Squadron flying the SPAD XIII C.1. His combat actions earned him a recommendation for the Medal of Honor. The U.S. Army, upon review of the action awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross. Brook's final SPAD, Smith IV, resides in the aircraft collection of the National Air and Space Museum Ray Brooks was one of the pilots featured in the series Dogfights presented by The History Channel. Season 2, Episode 7 titled "The First Dogfighters" depicts Brooks' solo dogfight against eight German Fokker D.VII aircraft on September 14, 1918. During the aerial mêlée he shot down four Fokkers, though U.S. Army records only credited him with two. He was finally able to escape the last four pursuing enemy aircraft by using his superior diving speed. Brooks is the subject of a 1963 book entitled Capt. Arthur Ray Brooks: America's quiet ace of W.W.I by Walter A Musciano. He is also the subject of the painting Last Victory by noted aviation artist Roy Grinnell. Brooks returned to the United States in July 1919 and was stationed at Kelly Field, Texas, where he was promoted to Captain and assigned as the commander of the 1st Pursuit Group. He was subsequently assigned to the Air Service Field Officer's School, Langley Field, Virginia. He resigned from the army and received an Honorable Discharge in December 1922.	Toliver-Constable
18	Smith	James Robert	2ndLt		Canada	Allies	Observer	5	(2 kills+3 Lost Control)	18Sqn (observer)	RFC		FE2b gunner ace, 1916-17.	Franks-Guest
19	Smith	Francis Ryan	Capt		Australia	Allies	Pilot	16	[13+3] (7 kills+9 Lost Control)	2Sqn	Australian Flying Corps		SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores (Other sources 13)
20	Smith	Ross McPherson 'Hadji' (Sir)	Capt	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars AFC	Australia	Allies	Pilot 2 Seater	10	(10 kills+1 Lost Control)	67 Sqn, 1 Australian Flying Corps Sqn	Australian Flying Corps	14/04/1922	BE12, F2B ace, Palestine, 1917-18. KIFA. Australian aviator and WWI pilot ace, Ross MacPherson "Hadji" Smith was born 4/12 1892. Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (4 December 1892 – 13 April 1922) was an Australian aviator. He and his brother, Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, were the first pilots to fly from England to Australia, in 1919. Smith enlisted in 1914 in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, landing at Gallipoli 13 May 1915. In 1917, he volunteered for the Australian Flying Corps. He was later twice awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross three times, becoming an air ace with 11 confirmed aerial victories. With Ernest Mustard in their Bristol Fighter in Palestine, 1918. Smith was pilot for T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and fought in aerial combat missions in the Middle East. He is mentioned several times in Lawrence's book, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Chapter 114. Smith and his brother Keith, Sergeant James Mallett (Jim) Bennett and Sergeant Wally Shiers, flew from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome, England on 12 November 1919 in a Vickers Vimy, eventually landing in Darwin Australia on 10 December, taking less than 28 days, with actual flying time of 135 hours. The four men shared the £10,000 prize money put forward by the Australian government. Smith was killed (along with the recently commissioned Lieutenant Bennett) while testing a Vickers Viking amphibian aircraft which crashed in Byfleet soon after taking off from Brooklands on 13 April 1922. Captain Stanley Cockerell, test pilot for Vickers, had flown Smith and Bennett as passengers on the aircraft's maiden flight earlier that day and testified to the inquest that the machine seemed to be in perfect working order. The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure.[3] The bodies were transported to Australia and Smith was given a state funeral and later buried on 15 June at the North Road Cemetery, Adelaide. The Australian cricketer Keith Ross Miller was named after Smith and his brother.	Shores.
21	Seth-Smith	Kenneth Gordon	Lt		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	7	[2+5] (1 balloon)(2 kills+5 Lost Control)	70Sqn	RFC	11/08/1942	Strutter observer, Camel ace, 1917-18. KIFA.	Shores
22	Roxburgh-Smith	Benjamin 'Dad'	Capt	DFC and Bar, Belgium CdeG	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	22	[18+4] (17 kills+5 Lost Control)	60Sqn, 74Sqn	RFC & RAF		Nieuport, 1917; SE5 ace, 1918.	Shores (Other sources 16 victories)
23	Mustard	Ernest Andrew 'Pard'	Lt		Australia	Allies	Observer	5	[3+2]	1Sqn (gunner)	Australian Flying Corps		BF2 gunner, Palestine, 1918. With Sir Ross Smith in their Bristol Fighter in Palestine, 1918.	Franks-Guest
24	Luke	Thomas Carlyon 'Sammy'	Capt, later Sqn Ldr	MC AFC 1914-15 Star (32062. Cpl. T. C. Luke. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. T. C. Luke. R.A.F.)	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	6	[5+1] (4 kills+2 Lost Control)	66 Sqn RFC 209 Sqn RAF	RFC & RAF		Pup, 1917; Camel, 1918. MC Citation London Gazette 25 August 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in aerial combats. On several occasions he attacked hostile formations and dispersed them, although they were in superior numbers, showing great dash and fearlessness in engaging them at close range. He has taken part in thirty-five offensive patrols, at all times setting a fine example of courage.’ Born in Plymouth, Devon, in July 1891. He was the son of a tailor, and was educated at Plymouth Grammar School and Shaftsbury School before being employed as a Clerk in the City of London prior to the Great War. He served as a despatch rider with the Royal Engineers in the French theatre of war from 4 June 1915. Luke advanced to Corporal before being selected for a commission, and was gazetted Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, 26 March 1916. Luke was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps at the end of 1916, and gained his Royal Aero Club Certificate (No. 7740) 4 January 1917. He advanced to Flying Officer and was posted as a pilot for operational flying with 66 Squadron (Sopwith Pups) in France around March 1917. Luke opened his account when he shot down an enemy aircraft out of control, 23 May 1917: ‘Lt. T. C. Luke fired 100 rounds into an EA which went down vertically and was lost to view. Later he engaged another German sending 60 rounds into it and it fell away like a leaf then went into a vertical spin near the ground.’ (66 Sqn in France & Italy, by F. W. Bailey and N. L. R. Franks refers) Luke’s second followed five days later, after 66 Squadron had suffered the loss of two pilots: ‘Two more pilots went down on the 27th and 28th, Lt. S S Hume on the former date, R M Roberts on the latter. Roberts probably went down under the guns of Karl Allmenroeder of Jasta 11. Lt. T C Luke avenged the loss of Roberts the same day when he fired 100 rounds at 40 yards into a two seater which fell vertically, not being seen to pull out.’ (Ibid) Luke destroyed an Albatross DIII west of Houthem on 15 June 1917. On the same day as he achieved his fourth victory, 28 July 1917, he and his aircraft were shot up: ‘July 28 was to be the day when 66 scored the greatest number of victories in one day during its period on the Western Front. Although the Pup was by this time almost totally outclassed by the Albatross DIII, 66 like 46 Squadron did good work on the Pup, in spite of the handicap, and despite only one machine-gun. Capt. C C Sharp, now in command of C Flight, fired 80 rounds into one EA damaging it badly. 2/Lt. W A Pritt shot an Albatross off the tail of 2/Lt Huxley, seeing it crash east of Roulers. Hunter shot another down ‘out of control’ from close range, while ‘Sammy’ Luke flamed another. Capt. Taylor and J W ‘The Ratter’ Boumphrey both attacked EA claiming ‘out of control’ victories, and F A Smith damaged another. However, Luke was wounded in the arm while correcting a gun jam and 2/Lt. J B Hine was reported missing. Luke left 66 and later flew as a flight commander...’ (Ibid) Luke’s commanding officer, Colonel Sir Gordon Taylor, gives more detail of the final stages of the combat in his book Sopwith Scout 7309: ‘Then, in realisation slower than my physical action, I knew that I had swept my machine out, and the Hun had passed. I saw him, hauling up, tail on, climbing into the sky. Then he was suddenly obliterated by a flaming mass plunging down in front of me, trailing a column of black and putrid smoke. It was another Albatros. Sammy Luke’s Pup was following it down. Then I saw the other Hun coming back in, diving on him. I couldn’t reach him, or do anything, in time. Futilely, I shouted, ‘Look out, Sammy! Look out!’ I saw the tracer cutting into the Pup. It suddenly reared up, pulled over, and started to go down, west, towards our lines. The Hun did not follow. He turned away to the east and disappeared. Back at Estrée Blanche four machines finally came in; but Sammy Luke was missing. A couple of days later we heard he was in a forward hospital near Bailleul; wounded, but doing all right.’ Despite being wounded and having a damaged aircraft, Luke managed to land safely and subsequently returned to the UK for medical treatment. He returned to operational flying when he was posted as Temporary Captain and Flight Commander to 209 Squadron (Sopwith Camels) in the summer of 1918. The Squadron were tasked with fighter and ground-attack duties, and Luke added to his score when he shared in the destruction of a Halberstadt C near Harbonnieres, 8 August 1918. He led his flight in many combats throughout August, and reached ‘Ace’ status when he destroyed a Fokker DVII near Buisey, South of Arras, 25 August 1918: ‘While on patrol I observed 7 or 8 Fokker Biplanes much below us. I dived on them with the formation and fired a long burst of 200 rounds at one at about 100 yards range causing the machine to go into a spin and I eventually observed it crash on the ground. I also observed another machine to crash in the same area.’ (Combat Report refers) Luke was on the receiving end the following day, whilst on a low patrol south of the River Scarpe: ‘Pilot left aerodrome at 7.15am. His machine became badly damaged by fire from ground, catching fire and crashing in shell hole. Pilot sustained slight injuries. Machine unsalvable, recommended to be struck off strength of No. 209 Squadron and RAF in the Field.’ (RAF Report on Casualties to Personnel and Machines (When Flying), refers) Luke remained in the RAF after the war, and competed in the fourth RAF Aerial Pageant at Hendon in July 1923. He won the ‘low bombing’ event flying a Sopwith Snipe. Luke subsequently had several Middle East postings, before advancing to Squadron Leader in November 1930. After postings to 7 Squadron and RAF Andover, Luke was appointed to the command of 18 Squadron at Upper Heyford in October 1931. He was posted to the Air Armament School, R.A.F. Eastchurch in March 1935 (AFC), and died of a heart attack in Princess Mary’s R.A.F. Hospital, RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire. Squadron Leader Luke is buried in St. Michaels Church, Halton.	Shores
25	Leblanc-Smith	Maurice	Maj		Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	7	[6+1]	18Sqn, 73Sqn	RFC & RAF		FB5, DH2, 1915-16; Camel ace, 1918.	Shores
26	Kingsford-Smith	Charles 'Smithy'			Australia	Allies	Pilot	6	(2 balloons)	23Sqn	RFC			(Other sources 7, 4)
27	Enstone	Albert James	Capt	Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Cross	Great Britain	Allies	Pilot	15	[13+2] (11 kills,4Lost Control,11 driven to ground)	4 Sqn (N), 204 Sqn	RNAS & RAF		Pup, Camel ace, 1917-18. English WWI fighter ace, Albert James 'Jim' Enstone was born 25/8 1895. Enstone joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 3 April 1916 with the rank of temporary probationary flight sub-lieutenant. He learned to fly at Cranwell; seems to have showed early promise, as he was appointed as an acting flight commander during training. He graduated on 15 September 1916 with Royal Aero Club certificate 3677. Enstone was confirmed in his rank as flight sub-lieutenant on 8 November 1916; he had already been appointed an acting flight lieutenant as early as 10 April 1916. He was one of the founding members of 4 Naval Squadron in April 1917; it was stationed at Bray Dunes on the Franco-Belgian border, and was tasked with both flying offensive patrols and escorting RNAS bombing missions. He used a Sopwith Pup (below) to counter German probes over the English Channel. Sopwith Pup Enstone destroyed four enemy aircraft near or over the English Channel between 9 May and 5 June 1917, including one kill shared with Arnold Jacques Chadwick. His second victory, scored on 9 May, forecast his later citation for valour; Naval 4 battled a large opposing force of German Albatroses for 25 minutes, with Alexander MacDonald Shook and Langley Frank Willard Smith joining Enstone in victory. After he and his squadron upgraded to Sopwith Camels, Enstone used his new mount to down three more German aircraft in July 1917, including an effort against a seaplane teamed with Chadwick and Ronald M. Keirstead. The new ace would go on to push his victory total to 10 for 1917. Between his ninth and tenth wins, on 1 October 1917, Enstone was promoted from temporary flight sub-lieutenant to temporary flight lieutenant. He also won the Distinguished Service Cross during this string of victories. Enstone continued to win throughout the first half of 1918. When the RNAS was consolidated into the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, his position as flight commander automatically gained him the rank of captain. In August 1918, he was relieved of combat duty and returned to Home Establishment in England. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during this period. Citation DSC: Flight Commander Alexander MacDonald Shook RNAS Flight Lieutenant Arnold Jacques Chadwick RNAS (since reported drowned) Flight Sub-Lieutenant Albert James Enstone, R.N.A.S. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Langley Frank Willard Smith RNAS (since reported missing) For exceptional gallantry and remarkable skill and courage whilst serving with the RNAS at Dunkirk during May and June, 1917, in repeatedly attacking and destroying hostile aircraft. Citation DFC: Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Capt. Albert James Enstone, DSC (Sea Patrol). Has been engaged for eighteen months on active service flying (ten months as Flight Leader). Has destroyed twelve hostile machines and brought down six more out of control. During the past month Capt. Enstone attacked an enemy gun, which was firing on one of our crashed machines, and succeeded in blowing up the ammunition dump alongside the gun, causing a great explosion, with flames reaching to a height of nearly 300 feet.	Shores (Other sources 18 victories)
28	Ellis	Sydney Emerson	FSLt		Canada	Allies	Pilot	5	[3+2] (3 kills+2 Lost Control)	4(N)Sqn	RNAS	12/07/1917	Pup, Camel 1917. KIFA.	Shores