The Aces of the Australian Flying Corps 1914 -1919

The Aces of the Australian Flying Corps

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Captain Arthur H. Cobby	4 AFC	29
Captain E.Roy King	4 AFC	26
Captain Edgar A.J.K. McCloughry	attd 23 RFC, 4 AFC	21
Captain Francis R. Smith	2 AFC	16
Major Roy C. Phillipps	2 AFC	15
Captain Herbert G. Watson	4 AFC	14
Captain Thomas C.R. Baker	4 AFC	12
Captain Roby L. Manuel	2 AFC	12
Lieutenant Leonard T.E. Taplin	1 AFC, 4 AFC	12
Captain Henry G. Forrest	2 AFC	11
Captain Ross M. Smith	1 AFC	11
Captain Adrien T. Cole	1 AFC, 2 AFC	10
Captain Eric D. Cummings	2 AFC	9
Captain Gregory H. Blaxland	2 AFC	8
Major Roy M. Drummond	1 AFC, 111 RFC	8
Lieutenant Garfield Finlay	1 AFC	8*
Captain Richard W. Howard	attd 57 RFC, 2 AFC	8
Lieutenant Charles O. Stone	2 AFC	8
Lieutenant Leslie W. Sutherland	1 AFC	8*
Lieutenant Frank Alberry	2 AFC	7
Lieutenant Thomas H. Barkell	3 AFC, 4 AFC	7
Captain Ernest E. Davies	2 AFC	7
Captain George Jones	4 AFC	7
Lieutenant Edward P. Kenney	1 AFC	7
Lieutenant Walter A. Kirk	1 AFC	7*
Lieutenant Paul J. McGinness	1 AFC	7
Lieutenant George C. Peters	1 AFC	7
Lieutenant Arthur J. Palliser	4 AFC	7
Lieutenant Norman C. Trescowthick	4 AFC	7
Lieutenant James J. Wellwood	2 AFC	7
Captain Garnet F. Malley	4 AFC	6
Lieutenant Robert W. McKenzie	attd 41 RFC, 2 AFC	6
Lieutenant Albert V. Tonkin	1 AFC	6
Lieutenant James H. Traill	1 AFC	6*
Lieutenant William J.A. Weir	1 AFC	6*
Captain Allan R. Brown	1 AFC	5
Captain Alexander G. Clark	2 AFC	5
Captain George G. Cox	2 AFC	5
Lieutenant Wilmot H. Fysh	1 AFC	5*
Lieutenant Eustice S. Headlam	1 AFC	5
Lieutenant Earnest A. Mustard	1 AFC	5*
Lieutenant Carrick S. Paul	1 AFC	5
Captain Eric L. Simonson	2 AFC	5

Australian Aces in the RFC / RNAS / RAF
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Captain Robert A. Little	1W, 8(N)RNAS, 203 RAF	47
Major Roderic S. Dallas	1W, 1(N)RNAS, 40 RAF	32
Captain Alexander A.N.D. Pentland	16, 19, 29, 87 RFC	23
Flight Lieutenant Richard P. Minifie	1W, 1(N)RNAS	21
Captain Edgar C. Johnston	24, 88 RFC	20
Captain Andrew K. Cowper	24 RFC	19
Captain Cedric E. Howell	45 RFC	19
Major Fred P. Holliday	48 RFC	17
Captain Allan Hepburn	24, 40, 88 RFC	16
Lieutenant John R. Gordon	62 RFC	15*
Major Arthur Conningham	32, 92 RFC	14
Captain Harold A. Hammersley	60 RFC	13
Captain Eric J. Stephens	41 RFC	13
Captain Raymond J. Brownell	45 RFC	12
Lieutenant Cecil R. Richards	20 RFC	12
Captain Geoffrey H. Hooper	11, 20 RFC	11
Captain Geoffrey F. Hughes	62 RFC	11
Captain Herbert J. Larkin	5, 65, 87 RFC	11
Major Stanley J. Goble	1W, 5(N), 8(N)RNAS, 205 RAF	10
Captain Alfred S. Shepherd	29 RFC	10
Captain Arthur T. Drinkwater	40, 57 RFC	9
Captain Clive A. Brewster-Joske	1, 46 RFC	8
Lieutenant Walter I.N. Grant	88 RFC	7*
Captain Lancelot L. Richardson	25 RFC	7
Captain George H.D. Gossip	4(N)RNAS , 204 RAF	6
Lieutenant George A. Lingham	43 RFC	6
Captain Harry A. Rigby	1, 40 RFC	6
Lieutenant Claud R.J. Thompson	19 RFC	6
Captain Sydney Dalrymple	24, 27 RFC, 139 RAF	5**
Captain Herbert J. Edwards	32, 92 RFC	5
2nd Lieutenant Graham C. Young	60 RFC	5

New Zealand Aces in the RFC / RNAS / RAF
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Major Keith L. Caldwell	8 , 60 , 74 RFC	25
Major Keith R. Park	48 RFC	20
Captain Ronald B. Bannerman	79 RFC	17
Captain Clive F. Collett	70 RFC	11
Captain Harold F. Beamish	3(N) RNAS , 203 RAF	11
Captain Malcolm C. McGregor	51 , 85 , 91 RFC	11
Lieutenant Frederick S. Gordon	74 RFC	9
Captain Herbert F.S. Drewitt	23 , 79 RFC	7
Flight Lieutenant Thomas G. Culling	1(N) RNAS	6
Captain Foster H.M. Maynard	1(N) RNAS	6
Lieutenant Colonel Alan J.L. Scott	43,60 RFC	5

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* Denotes observer ace

** Denotes added to the Australian Pilots listing from research done by Russell Guest which was posted to www.theaerodrome.com forum.

The data for the Australian and New Zealand Aces was taken from "Above The Trenches".