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Balloon buster
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Balloon busters were military pilots known for destroying enemy observation balloons. These pilots were noted for their fearlessness, as balloons were stationary targets able to receive heavy defenses
Observation balloon being shot down by a German biplane
Observation balloon being shot down by a German biplane
British balloon of the German Parseval-Siegsfeld type, 1916, typical of observation balloons in the first half of World War I
British balloon of the German Parseval-Siegsfeld type, 1916, typical of observation balloons in the first half of World War I
A Nieuport 11 armed with Le Prieur rockets and an overwing Lewis gun
A Nieuport 11 armed with Le Prieur rockets and an overwing Lewis gun
The leading balloon buster, Willy Coppens, is personally decorated by his monarch, King Albert I.
The leading balloon buster, Willy Coppens, is personally decorated by his monarch, King Albert I.
Flying ace
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A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to
Balloon buster
…pilots were noted for their fearlessness, as balloons were stationary targets able to receive heavy defenses, from the ground and the air. Seventy-seven flying aces in World War I were each credited with destroying five or more balloons, and thus were balloon aces. An observation balloon was both a vulnerable and…
The first ace in history and "first French ace", Frenchman Adolphe Pégoud being awarded the Croix de guerre. He would die in dogfight in 1915.
The first ace in history and "first French ace", Frenchman Adolphe Pégoud being awarded the Croix de guerre. He would die in dogfight in 1915.
German Captain Manfred von Richthofen, known as the "Red Baron", scored the most officially accepted kills (80) in World War I and is arguably the mos
German Captain Manfred von Richthofen, known as the "Red Baron", scored the most officially accepted kills (80) in World War I and is arguably the most famous flying ace of all time.
French Colonel René Fonck, to this day the highest-scoring Allied flying ace with 75 victories
French Colonel René Fonck, to this day the highest-scoring Allied flying ace with 75 victories
Erich Hartmann, with 352 official kills, by far the highest scoring fighter pilot of all time
Erich Hartmann, with 352 official kills, by far the highest scoring fighter pilot of all time