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ram by his unarmed Morane G the Austrian recon Albatros B.I. (Nesterov was also the world 1st performer of the dead loop

THE WORLD FIRST AERIAL VICTORY

The 1st aerial victory in history was achieved by staff-captain Peter N. Nesterov, the commander of 11KAO. On 26th August 1914 he paid his own life for ram by his unarmed Morane G the Austrian recon Albatros B.I. (Nesterov was also the world 1st performer of "the dead loop" - 27th August 1913).

WW1 aces of Russian Empire


service	conflict - side	victory sub-index
Russian Empire	WW1 - Entente	R
France	WW1 - Entente	F
Great Britain	Civilian War - the interventionists	W
the Whites	Civilian War	W
the Reds	Civilian War; Polish war	S
	Not-official	N

Victories	Pilot	Awards	Planes	Units	Wars end status
19 (+13^N)	Alexander A. Kazakov (Kozakoff)		Morane G ; SPAD A4 ; Nieuport 9 , 11 , 17 ; Sopwith 1.5 , Snipe	4KAO , 19KAO , 1BAG ; 1st Slavo-British Sqd	Suicide, Aug'19
16	Vasily I. Yanchenko		Nieuport 10, 11, 17, 21 ; Moran Monocoque	7IAO , 32KAO ; 2nd Air Sqd	Survived
15 [6_F+9_R] (+2^N)	Paul V. Argeyev (d'Argueff)		Nieuport 17 ; SPAD 13	N28 ; 19KAO , 3BAG ; Spa124	Survived WWI
10	Ivan V. Smirnov (Smirnoff)		Morane-Saulnier N-5 ; Nieuport 10, 17 ; SPAD 7	19KAO	Survived
10 (+2^N)	Grigory E. Suk		Morane-Saulnier M ; Voisin ; Nieuport 10, 11, 21 ; Vickers FB.19 ; SPAD 7	26KAO , 9KAO	Crashed, Nov'17
7 (+2^N)	Vladimir I. Strizhevsky		Nieuport 21	9KAO
6 (+5^N)	Victor G. Fyodorov (Fedoroff) "cossak of Verdun"		Caudron G.4 ; Nieuport ; SPAD 13	C49 , N26 , Spa89 , Spa3 ; 9KAO	Survived
6 [1_F+5_R] (+4^N [1_F+3_R])	Evgraf N. Kruten		Voisin LA ; Nieuport 11 , 17c1 , 23	21KAO , 2IO ; N3 ; 2BAG	Crash, June'17
6 (+4^N)	Ivan A. Loyko		Moran Parasol ; Nieuport 10, 11, 17	30KAO , 9IAO
6 [3_R+3_S]	Alexey D. Shirinkin		Nieuport 23 ; Ansaldo A.1 Balilla	1IAO; 7IAO	Survived
5 [2_R +3_S] (+1^N)	Grigory S. Sapozhnikov		Nieuport ; Sopwith Snipe	9KAO ; 1AO	Crash , Sept'20
5 [4_F+1_R] (+3^N)	Eduard M. Pulpe		Morane-Saulnier ; Nieuport 11	MS23 / N23 ; 8IO	Killed , 1916
5 (+3^N)	Konstantin K. Vakulovsky		Farman ; Albatros(capt.) ; Nieuport 11 ; Morane-Saulnier I	1KAO? , 33AO , 1IO?	Crash , 1918
5 (+3^N)	Nikolay K. Kokorin		Farman 22 ; Morane Parasol , Monocoque ; SPAD A2 , 7 ; Nieuport 11	4KAO , 2IO	Killed , May'17
5 (+1^N)	Mikhael I. Safonoff (Mikhail Safonov)		M-9, M-15 flying boats ; Nieuport NR.I	2FAO	Survived
5 (+1^N)	Jury V. Gilsher		Voisin ; S-16 ; Nieuport 21	4AAO , 7IAO	Killed , July'17
5 (+1^N)	Alexander M. Pishvanov		Nieuport 21; Sopwith Camel	27KAO , 10IAO ; 6 AO	Survived
5	Ernst K. Leman		SPAD A2 ; Nieuport	19KAO	Suicide Dec'17
5	Victor V. Utgoff		Curtis , M-9 flying boats	1FAO	Survived
4 (+3^N)	Ivan A. Orlov		Farman ; Morane G ; Voisin ; S-16 ; Nieuport 17, 21, 23	5KAO , 7IAO N3	Killed, June'17
3 (+10^N)	Alexander N. P. Seversky designer of P47 Thunderbolt		M-9 flying boat ; Nieuport 21	2FAO	Survived

Notes:

These data were taken from many sources, which ones rarely agreed. If you can provide me with any aditional info, please do it.

In Russian (and then in Soviet) army counted as confirmed victories only planes, downed to friendly territory.

Unit designations :

KAO - Corps Air Sqd
IAO - Ftr Air Sqd
AAO - Army Air Sqd
FAO - Fleet Air Sqd
BAG - Combat Air Group

Also I need to say about one especial ace. He is especial pilot because of many sources told as he is the French or he is the Russian; but indeedly he is the Serbian :

21 (+1^N)

Petar (Pierre) Marinovich

Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (France)

Nieuport; SPAD

N38

, Spa94

Survived WW1, but crashed in 1919

Decorations
Golden Weapon of St.George - Victorybringer (Russian)	Order of St.George, 4 classes (Russian)	Order of St.Vladimir, 4 classes, swords, bow (Russian)	Order of St.Stanislav, 3 classes, swords, bow (Russian)	Order of St.Anne, 4 classes, swords (Russian)	Cross of St.George, 4 classes (Russian)
Order of the Combat Red Banner (Soviet)
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (French)	Medaille Militaire (French)	Croix de Guerre, palms, silver stars (French)
Knight's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbian)
Knight's Cross of the Order of the Star (Romanian) Ordinul national Steaua Romaniei	Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown (Romanian) Ordinul Coroana Romaniei	Military Service Medal, classes (Romanian) Ordinul Virtutea Militara
Distinguished Service Order (British)	Distinguished Flying Cross (British)	Military Cross (British)

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