List of American fighter pilots in World War I.
In the list of American fighter pilot in World War I are fighter pilots of the US Air Force United States Army Air Service listed in the First World War, at least 15 victories have achieved.
Not all of these pilots flew exclusively for the American armed forces. Before the United States entered the war on April 6, 1917, numerous pilots flew for the British Royal Flying Corps or served in the French Aéronautique Militaire . Some of the pilots changed forces after the United States entered the war, and some continued to serve in the British or French armed forces.
Overview
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Surname | image | rank | Aerial victories | Award | Unit / Squadron No. | date of death |
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Edward Rickenbacker | ![]() |
Captain | 26th | Medal of Honor | July 27, 1973 | |
Francis Warrington Gillet | ![]() |
Captain | 20th | DFC | December 21, 1969 | |
Wilfred Beaver | Captain | 19th | August 19, 1986 | |||
Harold Albert Kullberg | ![]() |
Captain | 19th | DFC | August 5, 1924 | |
William C. Lambert | Captain | 18th | DFC | March 19, 1982 | ||
Frank Luke | ![]() |
2nd lieutenant | 18th | Medal of Honor | September 29, 1918 | |
August T. Iaccaci | Captain | 17th | DFC | April 30, 1980 | ||
Paul T. Iaccaci | Lieutenant | 17th | DFC | August 8, 1965 | ||
Eugene Seeley Coler | Lieutenant | 16 | DFC | August 30, 1953 | ||
G. Raoul Lufbery | major | 16 | May 19, 1918 | |||
Oren John Rose | Captain | 16 | DFC | June 21, 1971 | ||
Elliot W. Springs | Captain | 16 | October 15, 1959 |
See also
- List of German fighter pilots in the First World War
- List of Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots in the First World War
- List of Italian fighter pilots in World War I.
- List of French fighter pilots in World War I.
- List of Russian fighter pilots in World War I.
- List of British fighter pilots in World War I.
- List of Canadian fighter pilots in World War I.
literature
- Ezra Bowen: WWI fighter pilot. Publisher: Time Life.
- Arthur GJ Whitehouse: Aviator Aces 1914-1918 . Stuttgart 1970.