[DOC] [TLE] Frank Luke - United States Air Service [PAR] No other Ace ... even the dreaded Richthofen had ever come close to that. ... his 
wingman Joe Wehner, had a total of 18 confirmed victories over the Germans: 14 
observation balloons and four airplanes. ... On September 12, Luke got his first 
confirmed victory  a balloon. ... On September 26, Luke got another enemy 
fighter. [DOC] [TLE] Flying ace - Wikipedia [PAR] A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several 
enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories 
required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be 
five or more. The few aces among combat aviators have historically accounted for 
the ... Victories were also counted for aircraft forced down within German lines, as
... [DOC] [TLE] 94th Aero Squadron - Wikipedia [PAR] Edward V. Rickenbacker, 26 (5 balloons, 4 shared). The 94th Aero Squadron 
was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western ... Douglas 
Campbell was the first American trained pilot to become an air ace. ... These 
were the first American air combat victories of World War I. On 29 April, Captain 
Hall... [DOC] [TLE] List of World War I aces credited with 20 or more victories - Wikipedia [PAR] The term "ace" (now commonly flying ace) was first used by French newspapers 
during World War I, describing Adolphe Pgoud as l'as (the ace), after he 
downed five German aircraft. When aircraft began to shoot or force down other 
aircraft, systems to count "air victories" were subsequently developed. ... Those 
victories for which the evidence is unavailable or fragmentary have... [DOC] [TLE] Aviation in World War I - Wikipedia [PAR] World War I was the first major conflict involving the large-use of aircraft. Tethered 
observation balloons had already been employed in several wars, and would be 
used extensively for artillery spotting. Germany employed Zeppelins for 
reconnaissance over the North Sea and ... The American army and navy air 
services were far behind; even in 1917,... [DOC] [TLE] Frank Luke - Wikipedia [PAR] Frank Luke Jr. (May 19, 1897  September 29, 1918) was an American fighter 
ace, ranking second among U.S. Army Air Service pilots after Captain Eddie 
Rickenbacker in number of aerial victories during World War I (Rickenbacker was 
credited with 26 victories, ... He first dropped a message to a nearby U.S. balloon 
company, alerting them... [DOC] [TLE] ww2 [PAR] American Fighter Ace. World War I ... nights of the air. However, just as in ... 
violent turn and means were rapidly devised to crush the ... as qualifying for 
Acedom, although nothing official ever developed. ... America's Ace of Aces 
with 26 confirmed victories. ... Frank Luke, the Arizona Balloon Buster was 
young, reckless... [DOC] [TLE] Eddie Rickenbacker - WW1 Ace and President of Eastern Airlines [PAR] Successful race car driver, top US ace of WW1 with 26 victories, airline ... In five 
minutes they were above the observation balloon line which stretched along two 
... the 94th, with the squadron's fourth victory confirmed by a French observation 
post. ... By then, the American pilots were anxious to discard the Nieuports, for the
... [DOC] [TLE] Pilot targeted observation balloons during WW1 - The San Diego ... [PAR] May 26, 2016 ... 2 spot for wartime victories, but his final mission remains shrouded in mystery. ... 
Frank Luke, a World War 1 U.S. Army Air Service aviator known as a "balloon 
buster," was ... by the tally of another World War I ace: Eddie Rickenbacker, who 
has 26. ... Observation balloons were a coveted target in the war. [DOC] [TLE] WW1 Wings of Glory Airplane Packs Preview  Hanriot HD.1  Part ... [PAR] Four additional victories were officially credited to him from May to October, 1918. 
... Silvio Scaroni, the second-highest scoring Italian air ace of the WW1. Silvio 
Scaroni. With 26 victories confirmed of 30 claimed, Silvio Scaroni is the ... Scaroni

Question: 4 of this U.S. air ace's 26 confirmed victories were balloons
Answer: Eddie Rickenbacker