List of World War I aces from Canada

This is a list of flying aces in World War I from Canada. A flying ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Canadians served in the British flying services–the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service, and the Royal Air Force, as Canada had no air arm until the formation of the Canadian Air Force on September 19, 1918.

For a master list of victories during the conflict, see List of World War I flying aces.

Canadian World War I aces

More than 10 victories

Name Rank Victories Unit(s) Notes Lieutenant Colonel 72 21, 60, 85 VC (1894–1956) Lieutenant Colonel 60 10N, 13N, 3W (RNAS); 47, 203 (RAF) (1893–1976) Major 54 46 (1893–1988) Major 50 4, 9, 15, 28, 66 (RFC); 139, 201 (RAF) . Killed in aircraft accident 1930 Captain 38 18, 22 (1894–1971) Captain 37 41 Flight Commander 36 3N, 9N (RNAS) Captain 35 13, 41 Captain 33 70 Lieutenant Colonel 31 11 Major 28 19 Captain 28 1, 56 Lieutenant 27 28 Captain 27 41, 60 Captain 27 3N, 9N, 3W (RNAS); 203 (RAF) Captain 26 20 Captain 25 1 Naval (RNAS); 201 (RAF) Captain 24 41 Captain 22 10N, 3W (RNAS); 210 (RAF) Captain 22 65 2nd Lieutenant 21 20 Captain 21 4N (RNAS); 204 (RAF) Lieutenant 20 88 Captain 20 29 Captain 19 19, 23 Flight Sub Lieutenant 19 3W; 10N Captain 18 13N (RNAS); 213 (RAF) Major 17 3N, 10N, 3W (RNAS); 210 (RAF) Captain 17 2N, 6N, 9N, 11N; 3W (RNAS); 209 (RAF) Captain 17 84 Captain 16 17, 22, 47 (RFC); 150 (RAF) Captain 16 56, 72, 85 Captain 15 3N, 10N (RNAS); 203 (RAF) Captain 15 13N (RNAS); 213 (RAF) Captain 14 22 Captain 14 10, 25, 40, 44, 78 Captain 14 84 Lieutenant 14 22 Captain 14 9N (RNAS); 3, 201 (RAF) Captain 14 28, 45 Founding member of RCAF; elected to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Flight Commander 13 3N; 3W (RNAS) Flight Commander 13 6N, 10N Elected to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Captain 13 43, 70 Retired as Air Vice-Marshal of RCAF Captain 13 29 Made the first airmail flight over the Canadian Rockies 7 August 1919 Lieutenant 13 28, 45 Captain 13 4N (RNAS); 204 (RAF) Captain 13 10N, 12N (RNAS); 210 (RAF) Captain 13 209 Captain 13 28, 66 Lieutenant 12 66 Lieutenant 12 22 Captain 12 1, 40 Captain 12 5, 7, 73 Captain 12 19 Captain 12 210 (RAF) Captain 12 84 Douglas McGregor Captain 12 23 Lieutenant 12 29 Major 12 4N (RNAS); 204 (RAF) Captain 12 73 Head of British Intelligence in the Western Hemisphere during World War II Melville Wells Waddington Lieutenant 12 20 Captain 12 8N (RNAS); 208 (RAF) Captain 11 9N (RNAS) Flight Commander 11 4N, 5W (RNAS) Lieutenant 11 22 Art Duncan Captain 11 60 Lieutenant 11 47 (RFC); 150 (RAF) Captain 11 56 Captain 11 45 Captain 11 24, 84 Captain 11 48 Elected to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Captain 10 66 Major 10 3W, 3N (RNAS); 204 (RAF) Air Chief Marshal Breadner achieved the highest rank ever awarded in the RCAF Captain 10 4N, 9N, 11N (RNAS); 209 (RAF) Credited with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) Captain 10 2, 84 Captain 10 48 Lieutenant 10 1, 6, 70 Flight Sub-Lieutenant 10 3N, 3W (RNAS) Captain 10 23, 24 Captain 10 1 Lieutenant 10 41, 84 Captain 10 40

Fewer than 10 victories

Name Rank Victories Unit(s) Notes Captain924, 70 Lieutenant984 Captain922 Lieutenant96N (RNAS); 206 (RAF) Captain928, 45 Captain913, 19 George Clapham DixonCaptain940, 43, 85 Captain91N, 6N (RNAS); 70, 201 (RAF) Captain917 (RFC); 150 (RAF) Captain93N, 9N, 3W (RNAS); Walmer HD Captain920, 22 Captain91 Captain954 Anthony George Allen SpenceLieutenant91N (RNAS); 201 (RAF) Louis Mark ThompsonLieutenant962 Lieutenant928, 70 Lieutenant84N (RNAS); 204 (RAF) John Dartnell De PencierCaptain819 (RFC); 12 (RAF) Lieutenant820 Captain846, 111 Lieutenant829 Major849, 57 (RFC); 205 (RAF) Captain856 Captain84, 24, 29Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron)'s 13th victim. Lieutenant866 Captain825 George Ivan Douglas MarksLieutenant823Captain88N (RNAS); 208 (RAF) William Jackson RutherfordCaptain860Flight Commander83W, 10N John Henry SmithLieutenant846 Flight Sub-lieutenant84N (RNAS)Alexander Gordon TyrrellLieutenant873 Lieutenant825, 29, 93 Captain77, 60 Thomas James BirminghamLieutenant722 Cecil Guelph BrockLieutenant71N, 9N (RNAS); 3, 209 (RAF) Lieutenant725Captain762Lieutenant741 2nd Lieutenant7211Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935, an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1968Captain724, 56Lieutenant724Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1946Lieutenant711Captain728, 45, 66Captain753, 104Lieutenant717 (RFC); 150 (RAF)Lieutenant720Lieutenant720Captain743, 65Lieutenant741Lieutenant746Ernest MorrowCaptain762Flight Lieutenant73N, 10NLieutenant741Lieutenant719Lieutenant745Shot down by Joachim von Busse of Jasta 3 on 26 October 1917, captured.Lieutenant79N (RNAS); 209 (RAF)Lieutenant6104Captain64N (RNAS); 204 (RAF)2nd Lieutenant6103Lieutenant692Captain622, 48 Herbert Howard Snowden FowlerLieutenant68N, 12N (RNAS); 208 (RAF)Discharged from the RAF when it was determined that he was almost completely deaf.Captain68N, 1W2nd Lieutenant61Captain629Captain648Flight Lieutenant610NShot down by Karl Allmenröder of Jasta 11, captured2nd Lieutenant622Lieutenant662Captain665Lieutenant643, 64Flight Sub-Lieutenant610NLieutenant641Major624Flight Lieutenant53N, 3W (RNAS)Captain53N (RNAS); 203 (RAF)Lieutenant545Captain511, 56, 92Lieutenant5702nd Lieutenant5104Lieutenant523Captain560Captain51Major522, 25Lieutenant565Captain5103 (RFC); 205 (RAF)Flight Sub-lieutenant54N (RNAS)Lieutenant574Lieutenant518, 103Lieutenant541Flight Lieutenant58N, 1W (RNAS); 208 (RAF)Captain511, 20, 48Captain59N (RNAS); 203 (RAF)Captain528Captain545, 71, 73Shot down and captured on 1 June 1918Captain525Lieutenant520, 48Lieutenant515, 87Shot down and captured on 29 September 1918Lieutenant5232nd Lieutenant562Shot down and captured on 27 September 1918Captain525Captain579Only Canadian ace in 79 SquadronLieutenant54 (AFC); 46 (RFC)Lieutenant556, 60Captain59N (RNAS)Colonel53N, 1W, 82WFirst Canadian and first RNAS ace of the warCaptain5252nd Lieutenant51032nd Lieutenant518, 33, 51, 78Lieutenant5210 (RAF)Lieutenant560

List of World War I aces from Canada

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