Hail the minor powers! Their aces probably achieved less than von Richthoffen (or Ball, or Guynemer, or "Billy" Bishop) but their bravery should be remembered.
So why not remember a Belgian ace of the once-famous "Thistle squadron" - Andre de Meulemeester. Meet him and his live mascot called Stabilo. Gary C. Warne wrote in his Warnepieces blog (again, highly recommended):
Belgium’s King Albert (himself an aviator - see the photo below. L.K.), in presenting an award in July 1918 to Willy Coppens, Belgium’s highest scoring ace by the end of the war, remarked in his presentation speech, “Up there, in the sky, you have shown what Belgians are capable of doing.” But this comment equally applied to all of Belgium’s Great War aviators, including their second highest scoring ace Andre Emile Alfons de Meulemeester.
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