List of World War I flying aces from India

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This is a list of World War I flying aces from British India .

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Captain Sydney Philip Smith, was a British First World War flying ace, who was credited with five aerial victories, before being shot down and killed, the 76th victory of Manfred von Richthofen.

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  6. Shores, Franks & Guest (1990), pp. 327–328.
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  8. Shores, Franks & Guest (1990), p. 301.
  9. Shores, Franks & Guest (1990), p. 124.
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