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24:, and a sixth one flew for the French
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71:– 6 confirmed aerial victories.
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59:– 7 confirmed aerial victories.
179:"Andre Emile Alfons de Meulemeester"
1044:Lists of Belgian military personnel
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521:Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
231:"Fernand Maximillian Leon Jacquet"
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1039:Lists of World War I flying aces
561:Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section
1034:Belgian World War I flying aces
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517:Japanese air services
27:AĂ©ronautique Militaire
447:British air services
410:Aerial reconnaissance
45:Andre de Meulemeester
1049:Belgian flying aces
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343:People and aircraft
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951:Vietnam War
875:New Zealand
749:Switzerland
714:Polish aces
709:New Zealand
611:World War I
603:Flying aces
381:and battles
22:flying aces
1028:Categories
946:Korean War
934:Other wars
772:By country
654:Czech aces
350:Commanders
293:19 January
267:19 January
241:19 January
215:19 January
189:19 January
163:19 January
137:19 January
88:References
777:Australia
744:Swaziland
624:Australia
619:Argentina
379:Campaigns
370:Zeppelins
895:Slovakia
844:Jet aces
792:Bulgaria
398:Cuxhaven
76:See also
1006:Related
960:General
890:Romania
865:Ireland
855:Hungary
839:Germany
822:Finland
817:Denmark
807:Croatia
787:Belgium
782:Austria
719:Romania
689:Hungary
664:Ecuador
639:Belgium
430:Battles
992:Russia
987:Israel
977:Greece
967:Canada
885:Poland
880:Norway
827:France
797:Canada
729:Serbia
704:Latvia
679:France
649:Canada
393:German
289:. 2016
263:. 2016
237:. 2016
211:. 2016
185:. 2016
159:. 2016
133:. 2016
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997:Syria
972:Egypt
915:Spain
870:Japan
860:Italy
802:China
699:India
694:Italy
982:Iran
674:Fiji
355:Aces
295:2016
269:2016
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