The list of World War I
flying aces
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
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Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
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Jaan Mahlapuu
Jaan Mahlapuu (russian: Ян Махлапу) (11 November (or 9 November) 1894 in Valga – in Riga) was an Estonian fighter pilot for the Imperial Russian Air Service in World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), ofte ...
reputedly scored six aerial victories while flying for the
Imperial Russian Air Service
The Imperial Russian Air Service (russian: Императорскій военно-воздушный флотъ, , Emperor's Military Air Fleet) was an air force founded in 1912 for Imperial Russia."''12 августа 1912 года прик ...
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Estonia
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Estonian military personnel
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Estonian military personnel of World War I
Estonian aviators
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