Maurice Jean-Paul Boyau was a French rugby union player and a leading French ace of the First World War with 35 victories, and one of the most successful balloon busters. Balloon busting was the dangerous act of bringing down enemy observation balloons; these balloons were densely protected by anti-aircraft artillery and patrol flights.
Michel Joseph Callixte Marie Coiffard was one of the leading French flying aces of World War I. He was notable for his success as a balloon buster shooting down enemy observation balloons, which were usually heavily defended by anti-aircraft machine guns and artillery and by fighter planes. He scored 34 victories in his career.
Sous Lieutenant Gabriel Fernand Charles Guérin, Legion d'honneur, Medaille militaire, Croix de guerre, was a World War I fighter pilot credited with 23 confirmed aerial victories.
Sous Lieutenant Joseph-Henri Guiguet was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Sous Lieutenant Fernand Henri Chavannes was a French World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Maréchal-des-logisPaul Marie Raphael Santelli was a French World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He was a balloon buster, all of his victories being over observation balloons.
Adjutant Edmond Jacques Marcel Pillon was a French World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Sous Lieutenant Jacques Louis Ehrlich was a French World War I flying ace credited with 19 aerial victories; he was one of the leading balloon busters of the war.
Lieutenant Bernard Henri Barny de Romanet was a French World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories.
Adjutant André Julien Chainat was a French World War I flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories.
Capitaine Albert Louis Deullin was a French World War I flying ace credited with twenty aerial victories. He served for the entirety of World War I. By war's end, he had risen to command of a fighter wing. He would die in a postwar flying accident.
Capitaine Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine Tenant de la Tour was a French World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He scored one of the first aerial victories over an observation balloon.
Sous Lieutenant Jean Pie Hyacinthe Paul Jerome Casale, was a French World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. He was one of the few aces that survived the entire course of fighter aviation in the war.
Adjutant Maxime Albert Lenoir was a pioneering World War I flying ace credited with eleven confirmed aerial victories, as well as eight unconfirmed.
Sergent Paul Joannes Sauvage was a French World War I flying ace credited with 8 confirmed and 6 probable aerial victories. He was originally posted to fly a Nieuport for Escadrille N 65, and scored his first victory with them on 16 July 1916. He became the youngest French ace on 2 October at age 19 years and 239 days, and held that distinction until his death by anti-aircraft fire on 7 January 1917.
Capitaine Gustave Victorin Daladier was a French World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories. He would continue in his nation's military service after World War I.
Lieutenant Frank Leaman Baylies was an American World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories while flying in the French Aeronautique Militaire. Having originally volunteered for the Ambulance Corps, Baylies transferred into French aviation in May 1917. After scoring his 12 victories with the French, he transferred into American aviation service but remained with the French until his death in action.
Adjutant Armond/Armand Jean Berthelot was a French World War I flying ace credited with eleven confirmed aerial victories. He was a scourge to enemy aerial observers, as his victory record contained six observation aircraft and two observation balloons.
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Lieutenant Julien Anatole Guertiau was a cavalryman turned aviator who became a flying ace during World War I. He was credited with eight aerial victories.