Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-31
u. 5. FL|ER HOLDS
RECORD OF BRITISH
Tops the List in July With
Twenty-Five Hostile Planes
Destroyed.
By PAUL AYRES ROCKWELL.
Especial Correspondence of Tho Star
and Chicago Daily News.)

PARIS, France, July 26.-Thero are
many brave and skillfuI aviators in the
ceive much less publicity than those Of
the French and even the German air
services. This is due to the policy Of
Great Britain to make much less Of the
individual and more of the mass than
in other armies. To discover what men
are doing the noteworthy work in the
British aviation corps. 1t is necessary to
hunt through the citations for distin-
guished conduct and the awards of medals.
In these lists the exploits of individual
aviators are sometimes mentioned.
American Tops British.
1t is interesting to note that out Of
the list of British air champions which
has been placed at my disposal by
Jacques Mortane. air expert. the leader,
twenty-five hostile planes shot down. is
an American volunteer. The figures are.
it must be recalled. for the early part of
July. Every day adds some victims to
the growing list of hostile machines de-
stroyed. The following are the best rec
ords of the British:
Capt Frederick Libby american vol
unteer). %; Second Lieut.. John Joseph
10; Lieut.. William Avery Bishop
tCanadian) and Capt. Gilbert Ware
Murlin Greene. IL each (Capt. Green's
last three victims were all destroyed
,.
drews, .; Second Lieut.. Robert Alex
ander Little and Second Lieut.. Joseph
Stewart Fall. each: Lieut.. Lloyd
samuel Breadner and Second Lieut..
Lancelot Lytton Richardson. s: Second
Lieut.. William Drummond Matheson,
Lieut.. Stanley James Goble. Lieut.. D.
N. Boyne Galbraith: Lieut. Edward
Rochfort Grange, Lieut.. w. Godfrey
Might and Second Lieut.. Laurence
Wilfrid Allen, each.
The list of French aviators who have
destroyed as many as four German
this article, but I name the following
British fiiers, each with at least four
official victims. and ii is highly prob
able that by now every one of them has
gained one or more new victories:
Second Lieut.. James Leith Leith, Sec
ond Lieut.. Awdry Morris Naucour. Capt.
William H. S. Sunday, Second Lieut.. Ed
win l. Benbow, Second Lieut.. Byford
(observer), Lieut.. Henry Cope Evans.
Second Lieut.. Grahame. Lieut.. Alan
Bnnie and Second Lieut.. Jan H. d.
Henderson.
Ball. who felled 43 machines; Capt.
Brunwin Hales. 81; Second Lieut.. Sid
ney Cowan. 5. and Lieut.. William
George Sellar Curphey. 4.
Italians With Records.
IheSe are the Italian aces ana the
hostile machines destroyed:
Lieut.. Duke F'ulco Ruffo di Calabria
and Capt. Baracca, 10 each: Lieut.. Oil
vari. IL: Second Lieut.. Baracchini. 10:
Lieut.. Arrigoni and Lieut.. RAMA, S
each; Maj. Carva. Lieut.. Novelli. Lieut..
Sala. Private Saietta, Lieut.. Narobini.
3 each.
There are seyenty-fl italian airmen
who have each destroyed one or two
Austrian aeroplanes officially.
Capt. Olivi, who was recently killed
on the Trentino front. had six Victories
on his list.
The following Serbian airmen have
been named in official communiques:
Second Lieut. Marinkowitch, ma
chimes; Capt. Woukossavlievitch. /, and
Second Lieut.. Mitch. L.
Brave Russian Airmen.
The Russian Capt. Kroutenn was
killed just after he had destroyed his
sixth enemy plane A communique told
also of the death of Kokorine, who,
after hard air duel. was fatally
his foeman. carrying him down to death
also
Other Russian aviators, whose ex-
ploits have been officially announced,
are:
Second Lieut.. Pachtchenko and Cant
Kosakow. hostile machines; Capt.
Rovel-Tissot tFrench aviator attached
to the Russian army, g.: Capt. Palette
tfTencnJ, capt NaStalOWSki, Capt
Tkatchow, Second Lieut. Tomson, Sec
ond Officer Wichnewski, Second Lieut.
Chrisoskoleo (observer) and Capt. Man
choulas (French). 2 each: Second Lieut..
Hokorinow, Volunteer Zambletch, Sec
ond Lieut.. Wichmakoff, Second Lieut.
Arkangelski tobserver). Lieut. Rosen-
field. Under officer Mahlapow, Second
Lieut.. Andreieff. Second Lieut.. Effimoff,
Second Lieut.. Swiatodort Second Lieut..
Philippow, Lieut.. Grasse, Lieut. Gar
govonko. Capt. Yenzioukofr. Second
Lieut. Tretianoff, Lieut. Makeinko. En-
sign Guilcher, Lieut.. Petrowski, Rago-
zine. Lieut.. Orlow. Ensign Safonow, Sec
ond Lieut.. Nawrotzki, Lieut.. Golhater,
Capt. Modrach and Zemelevitch, l each.
The Belgian ace" is Adjt Thieffry,
with six victories. Capt. Jacquet. pilot,
and Capt. Robin. gunner. who fly to-
gether. have destroyed four German
machines.
Rumanian's Fine Record.
The sole Rumanian aviator who has
SO far won fame is Second Lieut.