Does anyone know what Britains most famous pilot was in World War I??

Question

Like the 'Red Baron' was Germany's most famous pilot? i was wondering if the British had one? Please help its important.
And I've searched it on the Internet and can't seem to find anything? thanks :D

Answer 1

Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock

Rickenbacker was American
Von Rictoven was German

Answer 2

Britain never adopted the "Ace" system in WW1, so it is not as simple as comparing kills would suggest.

At the time Flight Sub-Lieutenant R.A.J. wangford was the most famous. He "downed "the first Zepplin to be brought down by a British pilot.(He bombed it)

Famous British Pilots would include Mannock 73 Kills

Bishop 72,

McCudden, 57

Ball 43

With Abert Ball (43 kills) being perhaps the best known by the public at the time.

Answer 3

The Longest Day - approximately d day landings Tora Tora Tora - pearl harbour halfway - the conflict for Midaway relatively one among our planes is lacking - flyers getting back to uk from holland The Dambusters - on the topic of the dam raids 633 Squadron The conflict of england Patton - stunning biopic of the incredible that had to bypass on and get the Ruskies on the top of WW2 Bridge on the River Kwai A Bridge too a techniques The Bridge at Reimeigen Memphis Belle - 90s action image and American documentary it replaced into in accordance with. A city pronounced as Alice Tobruk

Answer 4

"Famous" is a subjective concept. Perhaps Albert Ball or Edward Mannock.

Mannock was the British ace of aces in World War I.

Answer 5

Billy Bishop of Canada was the leading British Empire pilot with 76 claimed kills. I don't know who was the leading ace actually born in the UK, but in those days the Empire was the Empire.

Answer 6

I would say Billy Bishop is the most famous and that's not to undervalue Mick Mannock, but Bishop survived to make a contribution in WWII.

Answer 7

Beauty

Answer 8

Manfred von Richthofen he was Britians most famous pilot in WW1

Answer 9

Albert Ball is pretty high profile
Edward Mannock was (disputed) high scoring ace

Answer 10

Winston Churchill

You didn't just think he ordered people about did you?

He was very hands on.


EDIT: Ohhhh, World War I, in that case I don't know. i thought you meant the second one.