What German ace-of-aces was shot down by Cedric Bassett Popkin during World War 1?
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Cedric Popkin Cedric Bassett Popkin (Born 20 June 1890, died 26 January 1968) is considered the person most likely to have killed German ace Manfred von Richthofen — also known as the "Red Baron" — on 21 April 1918. Popkin was an anti-aircraft (AA) machine gunner with the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF), during World War I.
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Manfred von Richthofen Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also known as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
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Max Näther Leutnant Max Näther (24 August 1899 – 8 January 1919) Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, was a German World War I ace fighter pilot noted for the destruction of ten enemy observation balloons and sixteen aircraft. He was probably the youngest German ace in World War I.
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Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson Captain Samuel Frederick Henry "Siffy" Thompson {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (30 August 1890 – 27 September 1918) was a British World War I two-seater fighter ace who, in conjunction with his observer-gunners, was credited with thirty aerial victories (18 destroyed, 12 'out of control') before being was shot down and killed. Despite having an active fighter career of only five months, he reached the rank of captain and won two British military decorations.
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Karl Gallwitz Leutnant Karl Gallwitz was a World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.
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Maxmillian Mare-Montembault Lieutenant Maximillian John Jules Gabriel Mare-Montembault (4 March 1895 – 1953) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
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Wolfgang Güttler Leutnant Wolfgang Güttler was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. He would score the first four while flying with "Jagdstaffel 24", and the last four while flying as commander of "Jagdstaffel 13". He was killed in a midair collision over his home airfield on 20 February 1918.
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Pierre Marinovitch Pierre Marinovitch (Serbian: Petar Marinović ; 1 August 1898 – 2 October 1919) was a French World War I flying ace credited with 22 aerial victories. He was killed in an air accident following the war.
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Walter Kypke Leutnant Walter Kypke was an early military aviator in the predecessor to the "Luftwaffe", the "Luftstreitkräfte". This itinerant flying ace accumulated nine official aerial victories, which were scored in four of the seven flying units with which he served; the wins were spread over a three-year period. Kypke served for the entirety of World War I, rising to command during his final year of combat.
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William Lewis Wells Captain William Lewis Wells {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (1895 – 6 May 1918) was a British World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories. His exceptional valour twice won him the Military Cross.
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Alfred Fleischer Alfred Fleischer was a German World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed aerial victories. He served as a grenadier until late 1916 before transferring to aviation and becoming a fighter pilot. In an unusual turn of events, he became friends with an American pilot he shot down.
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Ronald Bannerman Air Commodore Ronald Burns Bannerman {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} was a flying ace during World War I, as well as serving as a high level administrator for his native New Zealand's air force during World War II.
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Tom Rees (Airman) Tom Rees (18 May 1895 – 17 September 1916) was a British Army officer who served in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Joining the military in early 1915, Rees was raised to the rank of lieutenant before his twenty-first birthday and eventually reached captain on the day of his death. He was killed on 17 September 1916 while flying as an observer in an F.E.2b aircraft, which was shot down by Manfred von Richthofen, the German flying ace who was later known as the "Red Baron". The aircraft was the first of Richthofen's 80 credited aerial combat victories.
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Harold Walkerdine Lieutenant Harold John Walkerdine {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (13 January 1899 – 18 June 1966) was a World War I flying ace officially credited with seven aerial victories.
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Fred Parkinson Holliday Fred Parkinson Holliday DSO, MC, AFC (20 February 1888 – 5 March 1980) was an Australian fighter pilot and ace of the First World War. He shot down 17 German aircraft between his entry into the war and its end, making him the 11th highest-scoring Australian-born pilot of the war. He served with the RFC and RAF throughout, in the No. 48 Squadron. He was awarded the Military Cross on 26 July 1917 for a particularly successful encounter with five German aircraft, and was later given the Distinguished Service Order.
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Olaus Johnsen Olaus Charles Wilhelm Johnsen {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (25 October 1889 – 20 April 1960) was a British flying ace of the First World War credited with five aerial victories.
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Edric Broadberry Captain Edric William Broadberry {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (14 December 1894 – 26 December 1967) was a British pilot. He began his military career during World War I. During that conflict, he would become a flying ace credited with eight confirmed aerial victories. He remained in service throughout World War II, and served his nation for 33 years, not retiring until 1947.
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Maxwell Findlay Captain Maxwell Hutcheon Findlay {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (17 February 1898 – 1 October 1936) was a World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories. He remained in the RAF postwar for several years before going on to a civilian aviation career that ended with his death in the Johannesburg Air Race of 1936.
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Les Clisby Leslie Redford (Les) Clisby, (29 June 1914 – 15 May 1940) was an Australian fighter ace of World War II. Serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was credited with sixteen aerial victories before being killed in action during the Battle of France. In a combat career lasting a matter of months, he was Australia's first ace of the war. Born in South Australia, Clisby joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a mechanic in 1935, but was later accepted for flying training. He graduated as a pilot in 1937, and chose to take a commission with the RAF. After arriving in Britain, he was assigned to No. 1 Squadron, flying the recently introduced Hawker Hurricane. Posted to France following the outbreak of World War II, he achieved his first aerial victory on 1 April 1940. Clisby became known as a highly aggressive fighter pilot, who threw himself into combat irrespective of the odds. In a five-day period, commencing on 10 May 1940, he was credited with destroying at least eight German aircraft. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for these and earlier victories, he was himself shot down in flames on 15 May. He was buried in France.
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Andrew Edward McKeever Andrew Edward McKeever DSO, MC & Bar, DFC (21 August 1894 – 25 December 1919) was a Canadian World War I two-seater flying ace who, in conjunction with his gunners, was credited with 31 victories. He was the highest scoring two seater fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps or Royal Air Force.
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Adolf Ritter von Tutschek Adolf, Ritter von Tutschek (16 May 1891 – 15 March 1918) Pour le Mérite, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, Military Order of Max Joseph, was a professional soldier turned aviator who became a leading fighter ace with 27 victories. As German air strategy turned towards concentrated air power, he was entrusted with one of the world's first fighter wings.
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Ernest Elton Flight Sergeant Ernest John Elton {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (25 December 1893 – 8 March 1958) was the highest scoring British non-commissioned flying ace during World War I. He was credited with 17 aerial victories.