List of World War I aces from Canada


This is a list of flying aces in World War I from Canada. A flying ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Canadians served in the British flying services-the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service, and the Royal Air Force, as Canada had no air arm until the formation of the Canadian Air Force on September 19, 1918.
For a master list of victories during the conflict, see List of World War I flying aces.

Canadian World War I aces

More than 10 victories

NameRankVictoriesUnitNotes
Lieutenant Colonel7221, 60, 85VC
Lieutenant Colonel6010N, 13N, 3W ; 47, 203
Major5446
Major504, 9, 15, 28, 66 ; 139, 201 VC
Captain3818, 22
Captain3741
Flight Commander363N, 9N
Captain3513, 41
Captain3370
Lieutenant Colonel3111
Major2819
Captain281, 56
Lieutenant2728
Captain2741, 60
Captain273N, 9N, 3W ; 203
Captain2620
Captain251 Naval ; 201
Captain2441
Captain2210N, 3W ; 210
Captain2265
2nd Lieutenant2120
Captain214N ; 204
Lieutenant2088
Captain2029
Captain1919, 23
Flight Sub Lieutenant193W; 10N
Captain1813N ; 213
Major173N, 10N, 3W ; 210
Captain172N, 6N, 9N, 11N; 3W ; 209
Captain1784
Captain1617, 22, 47 ; 150
Captain1656, 72, 85
Captain153N, 10N ; 203
Captain1513N ; 213
Captain1422
Captain1410, 25, 40, 44, 78
Captain1484
Lieutenant1422
Captain149N ; 3, 201
Captain1428, 45Founding member of RCAF; elected to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
Flight Commander133N; 3W
Flight Commander136N, 10NElected to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
Captain1343, 70Retired as Air Vice-Marshal of RCAF
Captain1329Made the first airmail flight over the Canadian Rockies 7 August 1919
Lieutenant1328, 45
Captain134N ; 204
Captain1310N, 12N ; 210
Captain13209
Captain1328, 66
Lieutenant1266
Lieutenant1222
Captain121, 40
Captain125, 7, 73
Captain1219
Captain12210
Captain1284
Douglas McGregorCaptain1223
Lieutenant1229
Major124N ; 204
Captain1273Head of British Intelligence in the Western Hemisphere during World War II
Melville Wells WaddingtonLieutenant1220
Captain128N ; 208
Captain119N
Flight Commander114N, 5W
Lieutenant1122
Art DuncanCaptain1160
Lieutenant1147 ; 150
Captain1156
Captain1145
Captain1124, 84
Captain1148Elected to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
Captain1066
Major103W, 3N ; 204 Air Chief Marshal Breadner achieved the highest rank ever awarded in the RCAF
Captain104N, 9N, 11N ; 209 Credited with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen
Captain102, 84
Captain1048
Lieutenant101, 6, 70
Flight Sub-Lieutenant103N, 3W
Captain1023, 24
Captain101
Lieutenant1041, 84
Captain1040

Fewer than 10 victories

NameRankVictoriesUnitNotes
Captain924, 70
Lieutenant984
Captain922
Lieutenant96N ; 206
Captain928, 45
Captain913, 19
George Clapham DixonCaptain940, 43, 85
Captain91N, 6N ; 70, 201
Captain917 ; 150
Captain93N, 9N, 3W ; Walmer HD
Captain920, 22
Captain91
Captain954
Anthony George Allen SpenceLieutenant91N ; 201
Louis Mark ThompsonLieutenant962
Lieutenant928, 70
Lieutenant84N ; 204
John Dartnell De PencierCaptain819 ; 12
Lieutenant820
Captain846, 111
Lieutenant829
Major849, 57 ; 205
Captain856
Captain84, 24, 29Manfred von Richthofen 's 13th victim.
Lieutenant866
Captain825
George Ivan Douglas MarksLieutenant823
Captain88N ; 208
William Jackson RutherfordCaptain860
Flight Commander83W, 10N
John Henry SmithLieutenant846
Flight Sub Lieutenant84N
Alexander Gordon TyrrellLieutenant873
Lieutenant825, 29, 93
Captain77, 60
Thomas James BirminghamLieutenant722
Cecil Guelph BrockLieutenant71N, 9N ; 3, 209
Lieutenant725
Captain762
Lieutenant741
2nd Lieutenant7211Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935, an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1968
Captain724, 56
Lieutenant724Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1946
Lieutenant711
Captain728, 45, 66
Captain753, 104
Lieutenant717 ; 150
Lieutenant720
Lieutenant720
Captain743, 65
Lieutenant741
Lieutenant746
Ernest MorrowCaptain762
Flight Lieutenant73N, 10N
Lieutenant741
Lieutenant719
Lieutenant745Shot down by Joachim von Busse of Jasta 3 on 26 October 1917, captured.
Lieutenant79N ; 209
Lieutenant6104
Captain64N ; 204
2nd Lieutenant6103
Lieutenant692
Captain622, 48
Herbert Howard Snowden FowlerLieutenant68N, 12N ; 208 Discharged from the RAF when it was determined that he was almost completely deaf.
Captain68N, 1W
2nd Lieutenant61
Captain629
Captain648
Flight Lieutenant610NShot down by Karl Allmenröder of Jasta 11, captured
2nd Lieutenant622
Lieutenant662
Captain665
Flight Sub-Lieutenant610N
Lieutenant641
Major624
Flight Lieutenant53N, 3W
Captain53N ; 203
Lieutenant545
Captain511, 56, 92
Lieutenant570
2nd Lieutenant5104
Lieutenant523
Captain560
Captain51
Major522, 25
Lieutenant565
Captain5103 ; 205
Flight Sub Lieutenant54N
Lieutenant574
Lieutenant518, 103
Lieutenant541
Flight Lieutenant58N, 1W ; 208
Captain511, 20, 48
Captain59N ; 203
Captain528
Captain545, 71, 73Shot down and captured on 1 June 1918
Captain525
Lieutenant520, 48
Lieutenant515, 87Shot down and captured on 29 September 1918
Lieutenant523
2nd Lieutenant562Shot down and captured on 27 September 1918
Captain525
Captain579Only Canadian ace in 79 Squadron
Lieutenant54 ; 46
Lieutenant556, 60
Captain59N
Colonel53N, 1W, 82WFirst Canadian and first RNAS ace of the war
Captain525
2nd Lieutenant5103
2nd Lieutenant518, 33, 51, 78
Lieutenant5210
Lieutenant560