Who was the leading Australian fighter ace during World War I?

Question: Who was the leading Australian fighter ace during World War I!?
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Roderic Dallas with 51 kills!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Do you mean flying with the Australian Flying Corp or with British units!?

Harry Cobby

The Australian Flying Corp
Harry Cobby, who went on to become the AFC's leading ace!.
Cobby became a highly successful pilot!. Others were less skilled or less fortunate!.
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Air Commodore Arthur Henry (Harry) Cobby, CBE, DSO, DFC, GM
In February 1918 he made the first of his 29 kills, the highest score by a member of the AFC!.
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The Aces of the Australian Flying Corps!.

Captain Arthur H!. Cobby - Pilot - 4 Sqn AFC - Kills 29
Captain E!. Roy King - Pilot - 4 Sqn AFC - Kills 26
Captain Edgar A!.J!.K!. McCloughry - Pilot attd 23 Sqn RFC, 4 Sqn AFC - Kills 21
Captain Francis R!. Smith - Pilot 2 Sqn AFC - Kills 16
Major Roy C!. Phillipps - Pilot 2 Sqn AFC - Kills 15
http://www!.australianflyingcorps!.org/200!.!.!.

Both Roderic Stanley "Stan" Dallas DSO, DSC & Bar and Robert Alexander Little DSO & Bar, DSC & Bar flew with British units!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Uh, actually there's a dispute between Roderic Dallas and Robert Little!. The official tally for Roderic is only 39, whereas Robert's is at 47!.

The trouble comes with the many un-official tallies for Roderic which range as high as 51!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Roderic "Stan" Dallas, Royal Naval Air Service with somewhere between 39 and 50 victories or Robert A!. Little, Royal Naval Air Service with 47 victories!.The highest scoring ace in the AFC was Harry Cobby, with 29 kills!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Check out what the War Memorial in Canberra has to say!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

His name was Raymond Little!.Www@QuestionHome@Com