| January |
Roy
Cross |
'Alpine Albatros’ - Skull marked red Albatros D.III (OEF) 153.45 flown by Godwin Bromowski flying with Frank Linke-Crawford high over the Alps |
| February |
Robert
Taylor |
The Biff Boys' - Bristol F2b flown by Lt Andrew McKeever and gunner Lt Leslie Powell in combat with seven Albatros scouts on 30 Nov 1917 |
| March |
Ivan
Berryman |
1st Lieutenant Paul Baer' - A former Lafayette Flying Corps volunteer, Baer scored the first victory for the USAS on 11 March 1918 |
| April |
Seweryn
Fleischer |
Bakhshi' - Built from spare parts by No. 30 Squadron in Mesopotamia during 1917 this Martinsyde G.100 Elephant was named Bakhshi |
| May |
Martin
Novotny |
'Duel of Patrols' - Constructed from corrugated duralumin the Junkers J.1 (J.4) became the world’s first series production metal aircraft |
| June |
Jerry
Boucher |
‘Friedrich Lang's Phönix D.I’ - Flying a Phönix D.I Lang scored two victories against the Macchi M.5s of 261a Squadriglia on 19 May 1918 |
| July |
Russell
Smith |
'Blue Iron' - After transferring from Jasta 18 Arthur Rhan’s former red and blue painted Albatros D.V was flown by Jasta 15 in March 1918 |
| August |
Roger
Middlebrook |
'Short 184 and Ark Royal' - During the Dardanelles campaign Ark Royal operated both Sopwith and Short seaplanes on reconnaissance duties |
| September |
Barry
Weekley |
'Jasta 19' - Staffelfuehrer Lieutenant Walter Goettsch flying a Fokker Dr.I triplane with the white swastika markings leads Jasta 19 in April 1918 |
| October |
David
Ellwood |
'Mount’s Bay Diversion' - The Short N.3 Cromarty was developed from the John Porte designed Felixstowe F.3 and F.5. Only two were built |
| November |
Colin
Ashford |
'Belgian Ace Jan Oleislagers' - During January 1918 the 1st Escadrille de Chasse flew Sopwith Camels until replaced by Hanriot HD.1s |
| December |
Michael
Turner |
'Cold Morning Combat' - Sopwith 1½ Strutters from No. 70 Squadron leave for a patrol from Fienvilliers during the bitter Winter of 1916 |
