Eugene Bullard, an American volunteer fighting for France, becomes the first black fighter pilot, eventually flying twenty missions with 93 Spad Sqaudron.
Death of the British fighter ace Alfred Ball.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 7 May 1917, http://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1917_05_07.html