List of World War I aces from South Africa information
This is a list of fighter aces in the First World War from South Africa. Pilots were considered to be "aces" after they had shot down five or more enemy aircraft; 45 South Africans are believed to have achieved this feat, with the highest scorer being Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, who is credited with 54 air victories.
During the war South African pilots served with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the South African Aviation Corps (SAAC) where they were engaged in German South West Africa and 26 Sqdn RFC in East Africa.
Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross, Military Cross & Bar, Mentioned in Despatches
[3]
Blake, Arthur Winston
5
[4]: 79
Burger, Malcolm
5
[4]: 2
Charles Eddy
5
[5]: 85
Graham, Gavin
13
[4]: 174
Hall, Robert
5
[4]: 180
Harrison, Thomas
22
[4]: 185
Hayne, Edwin
15
DSC, DFC
[4]: 189
Hemming, Alfred
8
[4]: 191
Howe, Percy
5
[4]: 200
Bell, Douglas
20
Military Cross and bar
[4]: 71
Jordan, William
39
[6]
Kiddie, Andrew
Kinkead, Samuel
33
[7]
Lindup, Ernest
Lloyd, George
8
20, 48
Military Cross, Air Force Cross
[4]: 242
Meintjes, Henry
8
60, 56
Military Cross, Air Force Cross
[4]: 279
Pilditch, Gerald
5
Military Cross
Pithey, Croye
Reed, Arthur
Rolfes, Hans
Smuts, Neil
5
No. 3 Squadron RAF
Distinguished Flying Cross
[8]
Stead, Ian Oliver
5
[9][4]: 350
Thompson, Cecil
6
[4]: 36
Tudhope, John
10
40
Military Cross
[4]: 369
Tudhope, Philip
6
46
Distinguished Flying Cross
[4]: 369
Wilton, Frederick
Chalmers, Robert
6
[5]
Lawson, George
6
[4]: 234
MacGregor, Andrew
6
[5]
Smith-Grant, John
6
MacDonald, Hector Omdurman
7
84 Squadron
[4]: 247 [10]
Nel, William Joseph Baynes
7
84 Squadron
[4]: 290
Benjamin, Maurice
8
No. 48 Squadron RFC
Military Cross
Hind, Ivan Frank
8
[4]: 195 [11]
Sloley, Robert Hugh
8
[12][4]: 340
Daniel, Hector
9
43 Squadron
Military Cross
[4]: 133
Moody, Basil Henry
9
1 Squadron
[4]: 284
Quintin Brand
12
Venter, Christoffel
16
Bell, Douglas John
20
27, 78, 3
Military Cross
[4]: 71
Ross, Charles Gordon
20
29
[4]: 326
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^Retrieved 18 December 2009.
^"8 CELEBRITY AIR ACES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR".
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^ abcFranks, Norman L R (1997). Above the War Fronts: The British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914–1918. Grub Street. ISBN 9781898697565.
^"Jordan, William Lancelot". The Aerodrome. 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^"Kinkead, Samuel Marcus". The Aerodrome. 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^Retrieved 9 February 2010.
^"Ian Oliver Stead". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
^"Hector Omdurman MacDonald". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
^"Ivan Frank Hind". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
^"Robert Hugh Sloley". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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