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Brothers August T. and Paul T. Iaccaci were American pilots who joined the Royal Air Force for service in World War I, both of them becoming TRIPLE ACES with identical scores of 17 enemy aircraft destroyed in aerial combat.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Division:

    Royal Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War I

    Lieutenant Paul Thayer Iaccaci, Royal Air Force, was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism during World War I. A bold and successful fighter, who on four offensive patrols has accounted for six enemy aeroplanes: two he shot down himself, and four were destroyed with the assistance of his observer. In these several encounters the formation in which, Lieut. Iaccaci was serving was engaged against heavy odds.