WWI+Aces

=**Aces of World War 1**= //By Kara Klekamp// // The term 'Ace' was first used during WW1. The French called a man named Adolphe Pegoud an I'as. I'as is french for ace. They called him this because of the many aircrafts he shot down. Adolphe was the first to shoot down 5 aircrafts. The name Ace then made its way to news papers in France and took off from there. // // (In this picture - Manfred Von Richthofen also known as the Red Baron. He scored the most kills during World War 1) // //German airmen were not called an ace instead they were called Überkanonen (big guns). Pilots had to succeed in 10 kills before gaining the right to the name. The [|Pour le Mérite] was an award given to airmen who complete up to 8 kills.// // At the time (1914-1916) the British had no way to prove kills the airmen made, but somehow the Germans were able to. The German [|Luftstreitkräfte] was used to give credit to those who deserved their awards. //