List of World War I aces from Belgium


Although Belgium was neutral as the initial attacks of World War I were launched, it was soon invaded by Germany and partially overrun. The Belgian Air Force had been founded in 1909, and now found itself struggling to survive and expand under these severe conditions. Nevertheless, the tiny Belgian Air Force produced five flying aces, and a sixth one flew for the French Armée de l'Air |Aéronautique Militaire. The leading Belgian ace was also the premier balloon buster of the war.