While Switzerland remained neutral during World War I, four of its citizens served in other nations' air forces and became flying aces.
- Edmund Nathanael – 15 confirmed aerial victories while serving in Germany's Luftstreitkräfte[1]
- Alfred Michael Koch – 10 confirmed aerial victories while serving in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force[2]
- Marcel Bloch – 5 confirmed aerial victories while serving in the French Aéronautique Militaire[3]
- Jacques Roques – 5 confirmed aerial victories when serving in the French Aéronautique Militaire[4]
References[]
- Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918. Norman Franks, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
- Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918 Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey. Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-54-2, ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.
Endnotes[]
- ↑ Above the Lines, p. 171.
- ↑ Above the Trenches, p. 228.
- ↑ Over the Front, p. 120.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/roques.php Retrieved 20 March 2011.
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