List of World War I flying aces from Argentina
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This is a list of World War I flying aces from Argentina:
  • Captain Alexander Beck
    Alexander Beck
    Captain Alexander Beck was an Anglo-Argentinian aviator during World War I. He was an underage enlistee who went on to become a flying ace credited with 11 official aerial victories.-Early life:...

    , 11 victories scored in Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5s, served in the Royal Flying Corps
    Royal Flying Corps
    The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...

     and its successor, the Royal Air Force
    Royal Air Force
    The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

  • Captain Thomas Colvill-Jones, 11 victories scored in Bristol F.2 Fighter
    Bristol F.2 Fighter
    The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the "Brisfit" or "Biff". Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft...

    s, served in the Royal Flying Corps
  • Lieutenant
    Lieutenant
    A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

     Bertram Hutchinson Smyth, 8 victories while flying as a gunner in Bristol F.2 Fighters, served in the RAF
  • Lieutenant Thomas Traill
    Thomas Traill
    Air Vice-Marshal Thomas Cathcart Traill began his military career as a midshipman in the Royal Navy. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. He rose to the rank of Captain during World War I, becoming a flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. He remained in the newly formed Royal...

    , 8 victories scored piloting Bristol F.2 Fighters in the RAF
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