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The following is the list of World War I
The following is the list of World War I aces
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from Australia. During the war Australian pilots served in a range of units in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) and in the British Royal Naval Air Service
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(RNAS), Royal Flying Corps
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(RFC) and later the Royal Air Force
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(RAF). Australia was the only Dominion
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to have its own independent air arm during the war.McGibbon 2000, p. 7. Pilots were considered to be "aces" after they had shot down five or more enemy aircraft; 81 Australians are believed to have achieved this feat, with the highest scorer being Robert Alexander Little, who is credited with 47 air victories.
Australian WWI aces
See also
* Aerial victory standards of World War INotes
References
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