This is a list of World War I flying aces from British India .
Lieutenant Gerald Alfred Birks was a Canadian First World War fighter ace credited with twelve aerial victories while serving in the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.
Captain William Melville Alexander was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 22 aerial victories.
Air vice-marshal Sir Francis John Williamson Mellersh, was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator and flying ace credited with five aerial victories during the First World War, and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1940s and 1950s. He was killed in a helicopter accident in 1955.
Captain Douglas John Bell was a South African World War I fighter ace credited with 20 aerial victories. He was one of the first fighter pilots to successfully engage an enemy multi-engine bomber. He became the leading ace of the nine in No. 3 Squadron RAF.
Captain D'Urban Victor Armstrong DFC was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Lieutenant Alfred Victor Blenkiron was a British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
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.
Richard Raymond-Barker, MC was a British aviator and flying ace, credited with six aerial victories in the First World War. He was Manfred von Richthofen's penultimate victim.
Captain Thomas Sydney Sharpe was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Lieutenant William Sidebottom was a British World War I flying ace credited with fourteen aerial victories.
Lieutenant Kenneth Russell Unger was an American World War I flying ace credited with fourteen aerial victories. His candidacy rejected by his own nation, Unger applied to the British Royal Flying Corps for military pilot training in June 1917. Once trained, he was assigned to the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). As the RNAS was merged into the Royal Air Force, Unger scored his aerial victories between 26 June and 1 November 1918. In later life, Unger remained involved in aviation and served again during World War II. He also joined the U.S. Navy Reserves, rising to the rank of rear admiral.
Captain Noel William Ward Webb was a British World War I flying ace credited with fourteen aerial victories. He also claimed the life of German ace Leutnant Otto Brauneck for his ninth victory.
Group Captain Geoffrey Hornblower Cock was a British World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. He was the highest scoring ace to fly the Sopwith 1½ Strutter.
Lieutenant Gavin Lynedoch Graham DFC, LdH, CdG was a South African World War I flying ace credited with thirteen confirmed aerial victories.
Captain William Henry Hubbard DFC was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories against enemy fighter planes despite spending a year and a half out of action. He was noted for his zeal in ground support missions, as well as his success against enemy fighters.
Richard Jeffries Dawes DFC was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories.
Lieutenant Robert MacIntyre Gordon was a Glasgow-born seventeen-year-old World War I flying ace. He was credited with nine aerial victories as a Sopwith Camel pilot for the Royal Naval Air Service in 1918. Postwar, he became a medical doctor.
Captain George Henry Hackwill was an English World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. His most notable victory was his role in shooting down a German Gotha G.V, over Essex on the night of 28 January 1918. This was the first victory ever achieved in combat between aircraft at night.
Flight Lieutenant Charles John Sims, was an English World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. His most notable victory saw him shoot down an enemy aircraft that crashed into another, giving Sims a double win. However, his Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for his courage in ground attack missions.
Edward Carter Eaton was a Canadian First World War flying ace credited with five confirmed aerial victories.