Albert Ball
British aviator killed in WWI · Lived 1896 to 1917 · aged 20
Albert Ball, was a British fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, with 44 victories, and remained its fourth-highest scorer behind Edward Mannock, James McCudden and George McElroy.
Albert Ball is read about 95 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Albert
Family
Albert BallIs this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.
Correct this familyMedia & music
Photos 11
Ball with an obsolete Caudron G.3, widely used as a trainer in 1915-16
Nieuport 17, a type flown by Ball in No. 60 Squadron
Austin-Ball A.F.B.1 outside Longbridge Works, 1917
Ball in the cockpit of his S.E.5, April 1917
The Last Fight of Captain Ball, VC, DSO and 2 Bars, MC, 7 May 1917 by Norman Arnold, 1919
The original German marker erected at Ball's grave in Annoeullin
Posthumous portrait of Ball by Edward Newling, 1919Awards
About this person
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1917 · aged 20