Other Aces
Luke is often cited as the second-ranking American ace of World War I, but that statement ignores certain American pilots who flew with other Allied air services. Luke was, however, second only to Rickenbacker among pilots serving only with the AEF. (It is noteworthy that Luke's time on the front was comparatively quite short, and 17 of Luke's 18 victories were officially recorded as destroyed, versus only 11 of Rickenbacker's 26). Americans flying with Britain`s Royal Flying Corps (Royal Air Force from April 1918) who exceeded Luke's score were Frederick W. Gillet (20 claims, all destroyed); Harold A. Kullberg, DFC, Lt. 1 Sqn RFC (19 confirmed) and Wilfred Beaver (19 claims, 12 destroyed.) Tied with Luke at 18 was William C. Lambert (18 claims).
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