Alan Arnett McLeod, VC was a Canadian soldier, aviator, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. McLeod served as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force during the First World War.
Captain Richard Aveline Maybery was a Welsh flying ace in the First World War.
Lieutenant Leonard Monteagle Barlow MC & Two Bars was a British World War I flying ace. He was born in Islington, London and studied electrical engineering prior to joining the Royal Flying Corps.
Fred Parkinson Holliday, DSO, MC, AFC, was an Australian-born Canadian fighter pilot and ace of the First World War. He shot down 17 German aircraft between his entry into the war and its end, making him the 11th highest-scoring Australian-born pilot of the war. He served with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force throughout, in the No. 48 Squadron. He was awarded the Military Cross on 26 July 1917 for a particularly successful encounter with five German aircraft, and was later given the Distinguished Service Order.
Flying Officer George Searle Lomax Hayward was an English World War I aerial observer credited with 24 victories. He served as an observer/gunner for fellow aces Frank Weare, Ernest Elton, and William Lewis Wells. Hayward scored the bulk of his wins, 22 of them, between 6 March and 22 April 1918, usually scoring two or three times in the same fight.
Lieutenant Tom Cecil Noel was a British First World War infantry officer turned aerial observer, notable for winning a Military Cross for bravery on both land and air. In conjunction with his pilots, he was credited with 24 victories over enemy aircraft, consisting of 12 destroyed, 1 captured, and 11 'out of control'. He is considered a non-pilot ace.
Flight Sergeant William Thomas Smith was a British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Sergeant Thomas Frederick Stephenson was a British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Squadron Leader Victor Rodney Stokes White (1895–1967) was an English World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He returned to military service during World War II.
Awdry Morris Vaucour, was a First World War flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. For part of his career he flew with observer/gunner Alan Bott, who would go on to become an ace in his own right. Vaucour was killed in Italy in a "friendly fire" incident, when he was shot down by an Italian Hanriot pilot.
Sergeant Frank Johnson was a World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories. He flew as both an observer/gunner and as a pilot, and is the only enlisted man to receive a second award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Flight Lieutenant David Arthur Stewart, was a British First World War flying ace credited with sixteen aerial victories. Remarkably, they were all scored while he was flying bombers instead of fighters.
Squadron Leader Anthony Herbert William Wall was a British World War I flying ace credited with sixteen aerial victories. He returned to serve in the Royal Air Force in World War II.
Lieutenant Cecil Roy Richards was an Australian flying ace of World War I. He was credited with twelve aerial victories.
Captain Thomas Laurence Purdom was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with 13 confirmed aerial victories.
Laurence Wilfred Allen was an English World War I flying ace. He was credited with ten confirmed victories while serving as an observer/gunner in Bristol F.2 Fighters.
Sydney Arthur Oades was a British World War I flying ace credited with 11 official aerial victories. He made a brief return to service for World War II; ill health ended his military career.
Second Lieutenant Arthur Rex Hurden Noss was a British World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He won a Military Cross as Keith Park's gunner, and was killed in a flying accident shortly thereafter.
Captain Maurice Arthur Benjamin MC was a London born South African flying ace active during World War I. He was credited with eight aerial victories while serving as an observer/gunner in two-seater fighters.
Captain William Thomas Price was a World War I flying ace who hailed from Warwickshire, England. He was credited with seven aerial victories at a time when British aviation was suffering its heaviest casualties of the war. After leaving military service, he devoted his life to teaching agriculture until his retirement in 1962.
