28:. Pilots were considered to be "aces" after they had shot down five or more enemy aircraft; 45 South Africans are believed to have achieved this feat, with the highest scorer being Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, who is credited with 54 air victories.
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African pilots served with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the South African Aviation Corps (SAAC) where they were engaged in German South West Africa and 26 Sqdn RFC in East Africa.
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501:Reed, Arthur
302:Hayne, Edwin
270:Hall, Robert
239:Charles Eddy
30:
26:South Africa
18:fighter aces
15:
1587:Vietnam War
1511:New Zealand
1385:Switzerland
1350:Polish aces
1345:New Zealand
1247:World War I
1239:Flying aces
1196:October 20,
1171:October 20,
1146:October 20,
1121:October 20,
902:October 20,
781:43 Squadron
714:84 Squadron
699:84 Squadron
531:Smuts, Neil
335:Howe, Percy
1664:Categories
1582:Korean War
1570:Other wars
1408:By country
1290:Czech aces
879:References
799:1 Squadron
56:Amm, Edgar
1413:Australia
1380:Swaziland
1260:Australia
1255:Argentina
848:27, 78, 3
72:& Bar
44:Squadrons
1531:Slovakia
1480:Jet aces
1428:Bulgaria
1023:(1997).
311:DSC, DFC
160:with Bar
1642:Related
1596:General
1526:Romania
1501:Ireland
1491:Hungary
1475:Germany
1458:Finland
1453:Denmark
1443:Croatia
1423:Belgium
1418:Austria
1355:Romania
1325:Hungary
1300:Ecuador
1275:Belgium
363:and bar
20:in the
1628:Russia
1623:Israel
1613:Greece
1603:Canada
1521:Poland
1516:Norway
1463:France
1433:Canada
1365:Serbia
1340:Latvia
1315:France
1285:Canada
1085:29 May
1081:. 2019
1059:29 May
1055:. 2019
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458:60, 56
440:20, 48
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50:Notes
47:Awards
1633:Syria
1608:Egypt
1551:Spain
1506:Japan
1496:Italy
1438:China
1335:India
1330:Italy
41:Kills
24:from
1618:Iran
1310:Fiji
1198:2019
1173:2019
1148:2019
1123:2019
1087:2019
1061:2019
1029:ISBN
996:ISBN
904:2019
38:Name
197:Bar
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