Best Ace of WW1

[pbfoot]

I'd like to add a few more points for my nominee William Barker VC DSO and Bar MC with 2 Bars.... Air Chief Marshall RAF Philip Joubert head of Coastal Command stated "of all the pilots of 2 world wars the greatest was Billy Barker" BGen Billy Mitchell stated to MGen Mason head of US Air Service that Barker was the premier pilot of the first war ....I would call them reasonable endorsements . He was the only allied pilot to shoot down 3 Fokker DVll in a single combat in which he was outnumbered 60.1 and for Hunter this is a local boy who lived in Dauphin and Russell MB

 

[timshatz]

I'd like to add a few more points for my nominee William Barker VC DSO and Bar MC with 2 Bars.... . He was the only allied pilot to shoot down 3 Fokker DVll in a single combat in which he was outnumbered 60.1 MB

I read about that years ago. Jumped a two seater, knocked it off and got jumped in turn by (what seemed like) half the Imperial German Air Force. Was wounded but still managed to get another three. At least that was the story I read.

Was flying a Sopwith Snipe (successor to the Camel) when it happened.

 

[rjkzoso]

Hello every one I"m new here. It looks like a great site any ways. My pick for best ww1 ace would have to be Werner Voss 1st, Raymond Collishaw 2nd. Alberta Ball would be up there to. Another interesting German ace is Theo Osterkamp he shot down 32 aircraft while flying an Albatros in ww1 and an Me109 in WW2.

 

[Hunter368]

Hello every one I"m new here. It looks like a great site any ways. My pick for best ww1 ace would have to be Werner Voss 1st, Raymond Collishaw 2nd. Alberta Ball would be up there to. Another interesting German ace is Theo Osterkamp he shot down 32 aircraft while flying an Albatros in ww1 and an Me109 in WW2.

Welcome. Its always nice to see another Canuck here (as long you are not a dumbass).

 

[timshatz]

Hello every one I"m new here. It looks like a great site any ways. My pick for best ww1 ace would have to be Werner Voss 1st, Raymond Collishaw 2nd. Alberta Ball would be up there to. Another interesting German ace is Theo Osterkamp he shot down 32 aircraft while flying an Albatros in ww1 and an Me109 in WW2.

Good choice for #1, second one shows a home field advantage.

 

[faf_476]

For me the "Red Baron" was the best ace in ww1, he is a natural born fighter plane pilot!

Before his record was updated by Erich Hartmann!

 

[Smokey]

On the 14th, he shot down three planes in ten seconds; they almost fell on each other.

He took pride in using the least amount of ammunition necessary to bring down an enemy.

If he really was so accurate then he is among the best aces of WW1

René Fonck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

René Fonck

 

[Smokey]

Werner Voss sounds to have been amazing as well

Werner Voss -- 48 Victories

Werner Voss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia