The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth produced 13 biplane fighter aces during the Second World War.
Name | Biplane victories | Total no. of victories | Note |
Alan Boyd | 6 | 6 | |
Charles Casbolt | 5 | 13 | |
Homer Cochrane | 7 | 7 | |
Nigel Cullen | 6 | 16 | |
George Millar 'Paddy' Donaldson | 6 | 6 | |
Joseph Fraser | 10 | 10 | |
Donald Gregory | 8 | 8 | |
Caesar Hull | 5 | 6 | |
Edward 'Tap' Jones | 5 | 5 | |
Thomas 'Pat' Pattle | 15 | 50 | Top Commonwealth biplane fighter aces |
Lloyd Schwab | 6 | 6 | |
Vincent 'Heimar' Stuckey | 5 | 5 | |
William Vale | 10 | 30 |
The Commonwealth also produced 30 other aces with biplane victories.
Name | Biplane victories | Total no. of victories | Note | Richard Acworth | 4 | 7 |
Wilfred Arthur | 2 | 8 | |
Neville Bowker | 2 | 10 | |
Brian Boyle | 3 | 5 | |
George Burges | 3 | 7 | |
Leonard Cottingham | 4 | 11 | |
Ernest Dean | 2 | 5 | |
Patrick Dunn | 2 | 6 | |
Charles Fry | 4 | 5 | |
Jack Groves | 4 | 6 | |
Edward Hewett | 3 | 16 | |
John Hewitson | 1 | 5 | |
George Kettlewell | 3 | 5 | |
Sidney Linnard | 2 | 6 | |
Robin Pare | 2 | 5 | |
John Perrin | 1 probable | 6 | |
Alan Rawlinson | 1 probable | 8 | |
William Riley | 1 | 9 | |
James Sanders | 1 damaged | 6 (+10?) | |
John Scoular | 1 | 14 | |
Jack Sewell | 1 | 5-6 | |
Gordon Steege | 3 | 8 | |
Peter Turnbull | 1 probable | 10 | |
John Waters | 2 | 4-5-6 | |
Gerald Westenra | 2 | 8 | |
Basil Whall | 1 | 7 | |
Peter Wickham | 4 | 7 (+3?) | |
William 'Timber' Woods | 2 | 6 | |
Vernon Woodward | 4 | 18 | |
Peter Wykeham-Barnes | 3 | 14 |
Gloster Gladiator in Commonwealth squadron service
Gloster Gladiator claims in the Norwegian Campaign 1940
Gloster Gladiators and Fiat CR.42s over Malta 1940-42