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A list of the best World War I Aces. That is, WW1 Aces with the most victories. Photos are included wherever possible. While one may be considered an Ace with only 5 victories, these WWI Aces have shot down twenty planes or more! World War 1 Aces were arguably the bravest and boldest of all fighter pilots as their planes were so rudimentary. That said, the Fokker Dr. I and the Sopwith Camel were airplanes that got the job done. For the Aces of World War 1, flight jackets weren't yet items of prestige; they were tools of necessity as flying in an open cockpit meant pilots could freeze. The planes were made of cloth, metal tubes, and wood unlike the armored cockpits of today that protect their flyboys from machine-gun fire. From Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron) to Eddie Rickenbacker, this list of Aces of WW1 contains all of the best.

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Rank   Name Born Birthplace Nationality Gender
  1. 1
    1892
    Wrocław
    Germany
    Male
    Planes shot down: 80.
  2. 2
    1894
    Saulcy-sur-Meurthe
    France
    Male
    Planes shot down: 75.
  3. 3
    1887
    Ballincollig
    United Kingdom
    Male
    Planes shot down: 73.
  4. 4
    1894
    Owen Sound
    Canada
    Male
    Planes shot down: 72.
  5. 5
    1896
    Frankfurt
    Germany
    Male
    Planes shot down: 62.
  6. 6

    Raymond Collishaw

    1893
    Nanaimo
    Canada
    Male
    Planes shot down: 60.
  7. 7
    1895
    Gillingham
    Male
    Planes shot down: 57.
  8. 8

    Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor

    Planes shot down: 54.
  9. 9

    Erich Loewenhardt

    Planes shot down: 54.
  10. 10

    Donald MacLaren

    1893
    Ottawa
    Male
    Planes shot down: 54.
  11. 11

    Georges Guynemer

    1894
    Paris
    France
    Male
    Planes shot down: 53.
  12. 12

    William George Barker

    1894
    Dauphin
    United Kingdom, Canada
    Male
    Planes shot down: 50.
  13. 13

    Josef Jacobs

    Planes shot down: 48.
  14. 14
    1897
    Krefeld
    Germany
    Male
    Planes shot down: 48.
  15. 15

    Robert A. Little

    1895
    Melbourne
    United Kingdom
    Male
    Planes shot down: 47.
  16. 16
    1893
    Donnybrook, Dublin
    United Kingdom
    Male
    Planes shot down: 47.
  17. 17
    1891
    Kaliningrad
    Germany
    Male
    Planes shot down: 45.
  18. 18
    1896
    Nottingham
    United Kingdom
    Male
    Planes shot down: 44.
  19. 19
    1891
    Maroldsweisach
    Germany
    Male
    Planes shot down: 44.
  20. 20
    1891
    Berlin
    Male
    Planes shot down: 44.
  21. 21
    1896
    Germany
    Male
    Planes shot down: 43.
  22. 22
    1892
    Male
    Planes shot down: 43.
  23. 23
    1892
    Paris
    France
    Male
    Planes shot down: 43.
  24. 24
    1892
    Male
    Planes shot down: 41.
  25. 25
    1891
    Halle
    Germany
    Male
    Planes shot down: 40.

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