The only African-American pilot during World War I was Eugene Bullard. He served as a fighter pilot in the French Air Service, having previously fought for France in the war before the United States entered. Bullard's contributions were significant, as he became the first African-American military pilot, despite facing racial discrimination throughout his life. His legacy is celebrated for breaking racial barriers in aviation and military service.
Because you could get hit by enemy planes ! :(
William Avery Bishop (Billy Bishop)
Ernst Udet flew in both wars. Herman Goering was a pilot during WW1 and was involved politically in WW2.
Manfred von Richtofen, Germany's WW1 ace pilot was 26 years old when he died.
A life as a pilot was very hard as the life expectancy for a new pilot was just eleven days! Also they were not issued with parachutes because the Generals thought they would escape too quickly! A lot of them died from this. They also had a gone to kill themselves if their plane caught on fire!
The Red Barren
An unknown pilot in WW1.
I've checked and rechecked my books on WW1 pilots and can find no Central power pilot who shot down 1 Japanese plane, let alone 40. Evidently during WW1 the Germans had only 1 airplane posted in Asia, so no pilot shot down 40 Japanese during the war.
Because you could get hit by enemy planes ! :(
The Red Baron, or Baron Von Richtofen, was the top pilot of Germany during WW1.
In WW1 pilots were called fly boys.
In the books I have read about Amelia, her main inspiration appears to be Frank Hawks, an ex WW1 pilot and barnstormer.
William Avery Bishop (Billy Bishop)
He was a WWI German pilot who shot down over 70 planes in WW1.
He was a WWI German pilot who shot down over 70 planes in WW1.
Manfred Von Richthofen
His real name was Manfred von Richthofen. We was a German tri-plane pilot in ww1. He was famous for his legendary 80 kills and was the highest scoring ace of ww1