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It's ironic - and sad - that the #1 and #3 scoring aces of the war were bagged by ground fire.
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No more ironic and sad than the deaths of McCudden due to engine failure and Boelcke due to a collision with one of his own pilots. *Also, I'm not sure that Mannock was the #3 scoring ace of the war. *Most estimates that I've seen put his total in the low 60's. *I don't claim to be an expert on the subject however.
As to pilot fatigue... I think that contributed to the death's of more fliers than we will ever know. *Many of the aces were overdue to be taken off the front at the time of their deaths. *Ball immediately comes to mind. *He had been at the front too long and in the air too long at the time of his death.
Wayne *