List of World War II flying aces
This is a list of World War II flying aces. Fighter aces in World War II had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the pilot's skill level, the performance of the airplane he flew and those he flew against, how long he served, his opportunity to meet the enemy in the air, whether he was the formation's leader or a wingman, the standards his air service brought to the awarding of victory credits, et cetera.
Towards the end of the war, the Axis powers had largely exhausted their supply of skilled pilots and the replacements did not have as much opportunity to gain enough experience to be successful. Additionally, national policies differed; German, Italian, and Japanese pilots tended to return to the cockpit over and over again until they were killed.
It is not clear what impact each nation's rules for score crediting have on the counts listed below. Germans credited a shared victory to only one pilot, while the French credited full victory to all participants. British, Finnish and US air forces credited fractional shares of aerial victories, resulting in fractions, such as 11½, which might be for example 10 aircraft and three shares with the second pilot. Some U.S. commands also credited aircraft destroyed on the ground. The Soviets counted only solo kills, while group kills were counted separately, as did the Japanese. The Italian Air Force did not officially credit victories to individual pilots, but to their unit as a whole. Probable kills are usually left out of the list.
It is necessary to emphasize that the question of assessing and comparing the success rate of fighters by number of victories is one of the more problematic. There are disputes about what is "shot down" and what is "air victory", but the most problematic seems to be credibility of reports and reliability of its confirmation, which was substantially different in particular air forces. As the most reliable is considered the confirmation of the victories in RAF, using comparison of testimonials of participants and—if possible—film material.
Flying aces
Gallery
Table
Name | Country | Service | Aerial Victories | Other Aerial Victories | Notes |
Luftwaffe | 352 | Top ace of all time. First ever with 300 victories, achieved coincident with Double-ace in a day | |||
Luftwaffe | 301 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 275 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 267 | Top Focke-Wulf 190 ace | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 258 | Double-ace in a day on two different occasions. First to 250 | ||
Luftwaffe | 237 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 222 | Jet ace with 12 victories in Me 262, Double-ace in a day | |||
Luftwaffe | 220 | Jet ace with 16 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 212 | First ever with 200 victories | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 208 | Jet ace with 5 victories in Me 262 | ||
Luftwaffe | 208 | Jet ace with 8 victories in Me 262 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 206 | |||
Luftwaffe | 206 | Jet ace with 8 victories in Me 262 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 204 | |||
Luftwaffe | 203 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 197 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 192 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 189 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 189 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 188 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 180 | |||
Luftwaffe | 178 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 176 | Jet ace with 6 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 174 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 174 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 173 | Triple-ace in a day | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 166 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 162 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 158 | Top scoring ace outside the Eastern Front. Destroyed most Western Allied aircraft. Triple-ace in a day | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 158 | |||
Luftwaffe | 157 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 152 | |||
Luftwaffe | 152 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 150 | First ever with 150 victories | |||
Luftwaffe | 146 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 144 | |||
Luftwaffe | 143 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 140 | |||
Luftwaffe | 138 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 138 | |||
Luftwaffe | 138 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 137 | Jet ace with 14 victories in Me 262 | ||
Luftwaffe | 137 | Double-ace in a day on two different occasions | |||
Luftwaffe | 136 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 136 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 136 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 136 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 135 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 134 | Ace in a day | ||
Luftwaffe | 133 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 133 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 132 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 131 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 130 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 130 | |||
Luftwaffe | 129 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 128 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 128 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 126 | Jet ace with 8 victories in Me 262 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 126 | |||
Luftwaffe | 125 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 124 | |||
Luftwaffe | 123 | +9 in Spanish Civil War | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 122 | |||
Luftwaffe | 121 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 121 | Top night fighter ace. Ace in a day | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 121 | |||
Luftwaffe | 120 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 120 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 118 | |||
Luftwaffe | 117 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 117 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 117 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 117 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 117 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 116 | Triple-ace in a day | ||
Luftwaffe | 114 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 114 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 113 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 113 | |||
Luftwaffe | 112 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 110 | Night fighter ace | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 110 | |||
Luftwaffe | 110 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 108 | |||
Luftwaffe | 108 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 108 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 106 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 106 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 105 | |||
Luftwaffe | 104 | Jet ace with 7 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 104 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 104 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 103 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 102 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 102 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 102 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 102 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 102 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 101 | +14 in Spanish Civil War | First ever with 100 victories | |
† | Luftwaffe | 101 | |||
Luftwaffe | 101 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 101 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 100 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 99 | |||
Luftwaffe | 99 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 99 | Jet ace with 5 victories in Me 262 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 99 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 99 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 98 | |||
Luftwaffe | 98 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 98 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 97 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 97 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 96 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 96 | |||
Luftwaffe | 96 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 95 | |||
Finnish Air Force | 94 | Top non-German ace. Claimed 126 victories. Ace in a day. | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 94 | possibly 101 | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 93 | +1 in Spanish Civil War | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 93 | |||
Luftwaffe | 93 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 93 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 93 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 92 | |||
Luftwaffe | 92 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 91 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 91 | |||
Luftwaffe | 89 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 86 | |||
Luftwaffe | 86 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 86 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 85 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 85 | |||
Luftwaffe | 84 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 84 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 84 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 83 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 83 | |||
Luftwaffe | 82 | Jet ace with 5 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 82 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 82 | |||
Luftwaffe | 82 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 81 | |||
Luftwaffe | 81 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 81 | |||
Luftwaffe | 81 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 81 | ||||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 80 | +14 in Second Sino-Japanese War | Claimed 80 and up to 143-202 victories | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 80 | |||
Luftwaffe | 79 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 78 | Jet ace with 12 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 78 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 78 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 78 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 78 | |||
Luftwaffe | 78 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 78 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 77 | +4 in Spanish Civil War | ||
Luftwaffe | 77 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 77 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 76 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 76 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 76 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 76 | |||
Finnish Air Force | 75 | Quintuple Ace in a day | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 75 | |||
Luftwaffe | 75 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 75 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 75 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 75 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 75 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 75 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 74 | |||
Luftwaffe | 74 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 74 | |||
Luftwaffe | 73 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 73 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 73 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 73 | ||||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 72 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 72 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 72 | |||
Luftwaffe | 72 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 71 | |||
Luftwaffe | 71 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 71 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 71 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 71 | |||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 70 | +40 shared | |||
Luftwaffe | 70 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 70 | |||
Luftwaffe | 70 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 70 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 70 | |||
Luftwaffe | 69 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 69 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 69 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 69 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 69 | +8 unconfirmed Top Romanian ace | ||
Luftwaffe | 68 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 68 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 68 | |||
Luftwaffe | 68 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 68 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 68 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 68 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 68 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 68 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 68 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 68 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 67 | |||
Luftwaffe | 67 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 67 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 67 | |||
Luftwaffe | 67 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 67 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 67 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 67 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 67 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 67 | Triple-ace in a day | ||
Luftwaffe | 66 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 66 | Night fighter ace | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 65 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 65 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 65 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 66 | +2 US planes that mistakenly attacked him | Top Allied ace in WWII | ||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 64 | |||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 64 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 63 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 63 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 63 | |||
Luftwaffe | 63 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 63 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 63 | Jet ace with 20+ claimed in Me 262; 56 as night fighter; possibly all time jet ace | |||
Luftwaffe | 62 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 62 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 62 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 60 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 60 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 60 | |||
Luftwaffe | 60 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 60 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 60 | |||
Luftwaffe | 60 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 60 | |||
Luftwaffe | 60 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 60 | ||||
Soviet Air Force | 59 | +8 prior to Soviets officially in WWII | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 59 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 59 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 59 | |||
Luftwaffe | 59 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 59 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 58 | Jet ace with 12 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 58 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 58 | |||
Luftwaffe | 58 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 58 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 58 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 58 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 58 | ||||
† | Imperial Japanese Army | 58 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 58 | ||||
Soviet Air Force | 57 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 57 | |||
Luftwaffe | 57 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 57 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 57 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 57 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 57 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 57 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 57 | |||
Luftwaffe | 57 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 56 | |||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 56 | |||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 56 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 56 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 56 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 56 | |||
Finnish Air Force | 56 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 55 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 55 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 55 | |||
Luftwaffe | 55 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 55 | ||||
† | Imperial Japanese Navy | 54 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 54 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 54 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 54 | |||
Luftwaffe | 54 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 54 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 54 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 54 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 53 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 53 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 53 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 53 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 53 | |||
Luftwaffe | 53 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 53 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 52 | |||
Luftwaffe | 52 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 52 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 52 | |||
Luftwaffe | 52 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 52 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 52 | |||
Luftwaffe | 52 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 51 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 51 | Night fighter ace | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 51 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 51 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 51 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 50 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 50 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 50 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 50 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 50 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 50 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 49 | Jet ace with 7 victories in Me 262 | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 49 | |||
Luftwaffe | 49 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 49 | |||
Luftwaffe | 49 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 48 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 48 | |||
Luftwaffe | 47 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 48 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 48 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 48 | |||
Luftwaffe | 47 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 47 | |||
Luftwaffe | 47 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 47 | |||
Luftwaffe | 47 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 47 | ||||
† | Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 47 | ||
Soviet Air Force | 46 | +6 in Battles of Khalkhin Gol | |||
Soviet Air Force | 46 | ||||
Soviet Air Force | 46 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 46 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 46 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 46 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 46 | |||
Luftwaffe | 46 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 46 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 46 | Jet ace with 11 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 46 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 46 | |||
Luftwaffe | 46 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 46 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 45 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 45 | |||
Luftwaffe | 45 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 45 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 45 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 45 | |||
Finnish Air Force | 44½ | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 44 | Top Croatian ace | |||
Finnish Air Force | 44 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 44 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 44 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 44 | Night fighter ace | ||
Luftwaffe | 44 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 44 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 43 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 43 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 43 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 43 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 43 | |||
Luftwaffe | 43 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 43 | |||
Finnish Air Force | 42 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 42 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 42 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 42 | |||
Luftwaffe | 42 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 42 | |||
Luftwaffe | 41 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 41 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 41 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 40 | +7 in Spanish Civil War | ||
† | U.S. Army Air Forces | 40 | Top U.S. ace | ||
Luftwaffe | 40 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 40 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 40 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 40 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 40 | |||
† | Royal Air Force | 40 | Top British Commonwealth and South African ace, possibly 50+ victories | ||
Imperial Japanese Army | 39 | 51 claimed | |||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 39 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 39 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 39 | ||||
† | Croatian Air Force | 38 | |||
Luftwaffe | 38 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 38 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 38 | |||
Royal Air Force | 38 | ||||
† | U.S. Army Air Forces | 38 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 37 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 37 | Jet ace with 5 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 37 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 37 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 37 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 37 | ||||
† | Imperial Japanese Navy | 36 | Claimed 86 and up to 100-150 victories | ||
Finnish Air Force | 36 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 35½ | ||||
Luftwaffe | 35 | ||||
Soviet Air Force | 34 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 34 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 34 | Top U.S. Navy ace, Ace in a day on two different occasions | |||
† | Imperial Japanese Navy | 34 | |||
Soviet Air Force | 33 | ||||
/ | Free French Air Force; Royal Air Force | 33 | Top French ace | ||
Luftwaffe | 33 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 33 | ||||
† | Finnish Air Force | 32½ | |||
Slovak Air Force | 32 | Top Slovak ace, possibly 35 victories | |||
Finnish Air Force | 32 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 32 | |||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 32 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 32 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 31.5 | Top Canadian ace | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 31 | +8 in Spanish Civil War | ||
Soviet Air Force | 31 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 31 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 30½ | Top Hungarian ace | |||
Soviet Air Force | 30 | +19 shared | |||
Royal Air Force | 30 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 30 | +6 shared | |||
Luftwaffe | 30 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 30 | Ace in a day | |||
Luftwaffe | 30 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 30 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 30 | +4 in Spanish Civil War | ||
† | Imperial Japanese Navy | 30 | |||
Imperial Japanese Army | 30 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 29½ | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 29 | +1 in Spanish Civil War | ||
Royal Air Force | 29 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 28½ | Top Australian ace of WWII. Top P-40 ace. Ace in a day. | |||
Finnish Air Force | 28½ | ||||
Slovak Air Force | 28 | possibly 29 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 28 | |||
Luftwaffe | 28 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 28 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 28 | |||
Imperial Japanese Army | 28 | +2 in Actions in Mongolia | 51 claimed | ||
† | Royal Air Force | 28 | Top Irish ace | ||
Royal Air Force | 28 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 28 | +6½ in Korean War | |||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Marine Corps | 28 | Ace status on 2 different air forces | |||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 28 | Includes unknown number of shared. Claims 64 total victories. | |||
Royal Air Force | 27½ | Top New Zealand ace | |||
Royal Air Force | 27 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 27 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 27 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 27 | |||
Luftwaffe | 27 | +3 in Spanish Civil War | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 27 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 27 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 27 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 27 | ||||
† | Imperial Japanese Navy | 27 | |||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 27 | ||||
† | U.S. Army Air Forces | 26.83 | Ace in a day | ||
† | Royal Air Force | 26½ | |||
Finnish Air Force | 26 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 26 | ||||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 26 | ||||
Slovak Air Force | 26 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 26 | Top ace under USMC-only service | |||
† | Soviet Air Force | 65 | +39 in Spanish Civil War | ||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 26 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 26 | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 25½ | includes 19 V-1 flying bombs | |||
† | / | Luftwaffe | 25 | ||
Luftwaffe | 25 | ||||
Airforce | 12 | range 6-12 highest ranking female ace | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 25 | +5 in Spanish Civil War | ||
† | U.S. Marine Corps | 25 | |||
† | Soviet Naval Aviation | 25 | +14 shared | ||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 25 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 25 | |||
Royal Air Force | 25 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 24 | +2 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Navy | 24 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 24 | Night fighter ace | |||
Royal Air Force | 23½ | Generally credited with attacking & wounding Erwin Rommel in his staff car in Normandy on 17 July 1944 | |||
Free French Air Force | 23 | Probably 2 more | |||
Royal Air Force | 23 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 23 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 23 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 23 | ||||
† | Royal Air Force | 23 | Top US ace in RAF | ||
† | Luftwaffe | 22 | |||
Finnish Air Force | 22½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 22½ | ||||
Luftwaffe | 22 | +6 Spanish Civil War | |||
† | Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 22 | Top Italian ace of WWII; +14 shared | |
† | Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 22 | ||
Luftwaffe | 22 | Jet ace with 6 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 22 | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 22 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 22 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 22 | ||||
† | U.S. Army Air Forces | 22 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 22 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 22 | |||
Royal Air Force; U.S. Army Air Forces | 21.83 | victories with 2 air forces | |||
Royal Air Force | 21 | +2 shared | |||
Finnish Air Force | 21½ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 21½ | ||||
Royal New Zealand Air Force | 21½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 21½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 21¼ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 21 | Top RAF night fighter ace | |||
† | Royal Air Force | 21 | Ace in a day | ||
Royal Air Force | 21 | ||||
† | Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 21 | +6 in Spanish Civil War | +52 shared |
Luftwaffe | 21 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 21 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 21 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 21 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 21 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 20.75 | +3½ in Korean War | |||
U.S. Marine Corps | 20 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 20 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 20 | Jet ace with 5 victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 20 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 20 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 20 | +3 in Spanish Civil War | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 20 | |||
Royal Air Force | 20 | ||||
† | U.S. Army Air Forces | 20 | |||
Royal New Zealand Air Force | 20 | +3 shared | |||
† | Royal Canadian Air Force | 20 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 20 | |||
† | U.S. Army Air Forces | 20 | |||
Royal Air Force | 20 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 19 | +5 shared | |||
Finnish Air Force | 19½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 19½ | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 19 | 5 victories with biplane; +18 shared | ||
† | Royal Air Force | 19 | First Canadian ace of WWII | ||
Royal Air Force | 19 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 19 | DSO*, DFC** | |||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 19 | 1 victory with biplane, 24 victories claimed | ||
Royal Air Force | 19 | Night fighter ace | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 19 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 19 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 19 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 19 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 19 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 19 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 19 | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 18.91 | Top Polish ace | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 18½ | highest scoring American aerial gunner of the WW2 | |||
U.S. Marine Corps | 18½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 18½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 18½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 18½ | +2 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Marine Corps | 18½ | ||||
Imperial Japanese Army | 18+ | ||||
Imperial Japanese Army | 18 | up to 30 claimed | |||
Royal Air Force | 18 | possibly 20 | |||
Luftwaffe | 18 | +6 in World War I | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 18 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 18 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 18 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 18 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 18 | Ace in a day | |||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 18 | ||||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces | 18 | Ace status on 2 different air forces | |||
Imperial Japanese Navy | 18 | ||||
† | French Air Force | 18 | Ace in a day | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 17.75 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 17½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 17⅓ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 17½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 17¼ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 17.2 | ||||
Slovak Air Force | 17 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy/Italian Social Republic | Regia Aeronautica, Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana | 17 | |||
Royal Air Force | 17 | First RAF fighter ace of WWII | |||
Royal Air Force | 17 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 17 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 17 | Ace in a day | |||
Finnish Air Force | 17 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 17 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 17 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/French Air Force/Royal Air Force/U.S. Army Air Forces | 17 | victories with 3 air forces | ||
Royal Australian Air Force | 17 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 17, 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg | ||||
Fleet Air Arm | 17 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 16 | +6 shared | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 16½ | |||
† | Royal Canadian Air Force | 16½ | |||
Finnish Air Force | 16½ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 16½ | 7½ after the amputation of his left arm | |||
Finnish Air Force | 16½ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 16½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 16⅓ | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 16¼ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 16¼ | Highest scoring living American air ace. | |||
Luftwaffe | 16 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 16 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 16 | ||||
† | U.S. Navy | 16 | |||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 16 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 16 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 16 | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 16 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 16 | Top Rhodesian ace | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 16 | |||
U.S. Navy | 16 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 16 | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 16 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 16 | +5½ in Korean War | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 16 | ||||
† | French Air Force | 16 | |||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 16 | +1 in Spanish Civil War | Top Biplane ace of WWII | |
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 16 | |||
Royal Air Force | 15+ | +2 shared | |||
Royal Australian Air Force | 15½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15½ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 15½ | Ace in a day | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15½ | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 15½ | Ace in a day | |||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces | 15¼ | Ace status on 2 different air forces | |||
Finnish Air Force | 15 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 15 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
Slovak Air Force | 15 | possibly 18 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
Robert Francis Thomas "Bob" Doe | Royal Air Force | 15 | Includes two shared. One more probable. | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
† | South African Air Force | 15 | |||
Royal Air Force | 15 | +3 shared | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 15 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 15 | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 15 | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 15 | ||||
† | U.S. Marine Corps | 15 | |||
Royal Bulgarian Air Force | 15 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 15 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14.84 | ||||
Royal Air Force; U.S. Army Air Forces | 14½ | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 14½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14½ | ||||
Royal New Zealand Air Force | 14½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Force | 14½ | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 14½ | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 14 | |||
Royal Air Force | 14 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 14 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 14 | Jet ace with 8 victories in Me 262 | |||
Slovak Air Force | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 14 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 14 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 14 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 14 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 14 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 13½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 13½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 13½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 13½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 13½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13.4 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13.3 | Ace in a day | |||
Luftwaffe | 13 | Jet ace with 5 victories in Me 262 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
Chinese Nationalist Air Force | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 13 | |||
Croatian Air Force | 13 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 13 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 13 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 13 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 13 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | +4 in Vietnam War | |||
Royal Air Force | 13 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 13 | ||||
† | U.S. Marine Corps | 13 | |||
Fleet Air Arm | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 13 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 13 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 13 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 13 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 13 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 13 | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 12½ | |||
Finnish Air Force | 12½ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 12½ | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 12½ | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 12½ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 12½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12½ | +2 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Marine Corps | 12½ | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 12½ | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 12½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 12½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 12½ | ||||
† | Finnish Air Force | 12½ | |||
Finnish Air Force | 12½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12½ | ||||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces | 12⅓ | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12⅓ | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 12 | |||
Croatian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 12 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 12 | |||
Royal Air Force | 12 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 12 | ||||
Slovak Air Force | 12 | possibly 13 | |||
Slovak Air Force | 12 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 12 | ||||
Slovak Air Force | 12 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 12 | ||||
† | Royal Air Force | 12 | Ace in a day | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 12 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 12 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 12 | Night fighter ace | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
† | Royal Air Force | 12 | Ace in a day, turret gunner on a two-man fighter plane | ||
U.S. Navy | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 12 | |||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 12 | |||
Royal Air Force | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 12 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 12 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 12 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | possibly just 11 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11.84 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11½ | ||||
/ Liu Zhesheng | Chinese Nationalist Air Force | 11.3 | Top Chinese ace | ||
Royal Air Force | 11.3 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11.3 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 11.2 | +2 in Korean War | |||
Fleet Air Arm | 11 | Ace in a day | |||
Royal Air Force | 11 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 11 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 11 | ||||
Croatian Air Force | 11 | ||||
† | U.S. Marine Corps | 11 | |||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 11 | ||||
Royal New Zealand Air Force | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 11 | Ace in a day | |||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 11 | |||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
Soviet Air Force | 11 | 3 victories after losing his legs | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 12 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | +4 in Korean War | |||
Finnish Air Force | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | possibly just 8 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 11 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 11 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 11 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 11 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 11 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 11 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 11 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 11 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 11 | |||
American Volunteer Group | 10.75 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.75 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10½ | ||||
South African Air Force | 10½ | ||||
† | Royal Canadian Air Force | 10½ | Ace in a day | ||
U.S. Navy | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10½ | +1 in Korean War | |||
Finnish Air Force | 10½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10½ | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 10½ | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10½ | ||||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces | 10½ | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Navy | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10.4 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10.3 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.3 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 10¼ | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 10¼ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10¼ | Ace in a day | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 10 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 10 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 10 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
† | Royal Air Force | 10 | +6 shared | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10 | ||||
† | American Volunteer Group | 10 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 10 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 10 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10 | ||||
Finnish Air Force | 10 | ||||
Royal Air Force; U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 10 | +1 in Spanish Civil War | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 10 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 10 | +1 in Spanish Civil War | ||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 10 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 10 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 10 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 10 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 ½ | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 9 ½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 ½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 ½ | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 9 ½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 ½ | possibly just 9 | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 9 ½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 9 ½ | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 ½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 ⅓ | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 9 ⅓ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 9 ⅓ | |||
American Volunteer Group | 9 ¼ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 ½ | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 9 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | Only African-American ace in WWII | |||
Royal Australian Air Force | 9 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 9 | |||
† | U.S. Navy | 9 | |||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 9 | |||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | possibly just 8 | |||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 9 | Ace in a day | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 9 | Ace in a day | |||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 9 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 9 | Ace in a day | ||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 9 | |||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Marine Corps | 9 | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 9 | Also a top ground attack pilot, with 2000+ targets destroyed | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 9 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 9 | + 1 in Spanish Civil War | ||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 9 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Imperial Japanese Army | 9 | claims 26 B-29s and 7 Soviet fighters | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 9 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 9 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 9 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 9 | |||
U.S. Navy | 8.75 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 8½ | |||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
Chinese Nationalist Air Force | 8½ | First American ace of WWII, flew biplane fighter | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
† | Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 8½ | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
† | Royal Canadian Air Force | 8½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 8½ | |||
American Volunteer Group | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8½ | ||||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 8½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8½ | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 8⅓ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 8⅓ | |||
Royal Air Force | 8⅓ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8¼ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8¼ | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 8.1 | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 8 | |||
Luftwaffe | 8 | Jet ace with all victories in Me 262 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | possibly just 7 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | possibly just 6 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | possibly just 7 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | possibly just 5 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 8 | |||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | possibly just 7 | |||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 8 | +3 in World War I | possibly 13 | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 9 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | possibly 9 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | First U.S. Armed Forces ace, within nine days of Attack on Pearl Harbor | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 8 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 8 | Jet ace with all victories in Me 262 | |||
Royal Australian Air Force | 8 | Bomber rear gunner, only non-fighter plane ace of WWII | |||
Royal Australian Air Force | 8 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 8 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 8 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 8 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 8 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 8 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 8 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 8 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7.83 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7.83 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Forces/Royal Air Force | 7½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Forces/Royal Air Force | 7½ | |||
U.S. Navy | 7½ | ||||
U.S. Navy | 7½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7.3 | +10 in Korean War | |||
† | Royal Air Force | 7 | |||
Luftwaffe | 7 | Jet ace with all victories in Me 262 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 7 | Jet ace with all victories in Me 262 | |||
† | Royal Air Force | 7 | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 7 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
/ Liu Cuigang | Chinese Nationalist Air Force | 7 | |||
U.S. Navy | 7 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 7 | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 7 | |||
Luftwaffe | 7 | ||||
/ | Royal Air Force; Royal Canadian Air Force | 7 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 7 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 7 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 7 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 7 | |||
Soviet Union | Soviet Air Forces | 7 | +7 in Second Sino-Japanese War | ||
Luftwaffe | 7 | Jet ace with all victories in Me 262 | |||
Royal Air Force | 7 | ||||
† | Luftwaffe | 7 | Night fighter ace | ||
Luftwaffe | 7 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 7 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 7 | |||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 7 | |||
† | U.S. Navy | 7 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 7 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 7 | |||
Luftwaffe | 7 | Night fighter ace | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 7 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 7 | |||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 7 | |||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 7 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 7 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 6.75 | |||
Royal Air Force | 6.66 | ||||
† | Royal Canadian Air Force | 6½ | |||
† | Royal Canadian Air Force | 6½ | |||
Royal Canadian Air Force | 6½ | +2 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Navy | 6½ | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 6½ | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 6.33 | |||
New Zealand | Royal Air Force | 6.33 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 6 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 6 | |||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 6 | +5 in Spanish Civil War | ||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 6 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 6 | Night fighter ace | ||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | Ace in a day | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 6 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 6 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 6 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 6 | +3 in Spanish Civil War | ||
Mexican Air Force | 6 | Also known as Charlie Foster. | |||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | 355th FS, 354th FG, ETO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 6 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 6 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 6 | |||
† | Luftwaffe | 6 | Night fighter ace | ||
U.S. Navy | 6 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | |||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 6 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 6 | +32 in World War I | |||
U.S. Navy | 6 | Ace in a day | |||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 6 | |||
Royal Air Force | 6 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 6 | |||
U.S. Navy | 6 | ||||
W. R. Scheible | U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | |||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 6 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 6 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 6 | |||
Royal Air Force | 6 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 6 | |||
† | Royal Canadian Air Force | 6 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
/ Yue Yiqin | Chinese Nationalist Air Force | 6 | |||
U.S. Navy | 5¾ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5.83 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5.54 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5.5 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 5½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5½ | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5½ | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5½ | ||||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 5½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 5½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 5½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 5½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 5½ | |||
Poland | Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force | 5½ | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5.2 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
Luftwaffe | 5 | Jet ace with all victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 5 | Jet ace - first ever confirmed - with all victories in Me 262 | |||
Luftwaffe | 5 | ||||
Iceland | Royal Air Force | 5 | |||
Finnish Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | +6 in Spanish Civil War | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 5 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | +3 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | +4 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
† | Royal Hungarian Air Force | 5 | |||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 5 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | Ace in a day | |||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | +4 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | +1 in Korean War | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 5 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
Royal Hellenic Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 5 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | 347th FG, 342nd Fighter Squadron, PTO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | Ace in a day | |||
American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 5 | |||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Hungarian Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
Kingdom of Italy | Regia Aeronautica | 5 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
Royal Australian Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Navy | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
Royal Air Force; U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | victories with 2 air forces | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | ||||
U.S. Marine Corps | 5 | ||||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
Kingdom of Romania | Royal Romanian Air Force | 5 | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | ||||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 5 | Only A-36 Ace in the History | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | First Three kill with 17th PS in the PTO, other three with 363rd FS in ETO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | 364th Fighter Squadron, ETO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7,5 | Acting commanding officer of 364th Fighter Group | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | Crewshaw shot down 4 Fw190 in one day with three working MG | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | 531st Fighter Squadron, PTO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | DFC, 530th Fighter Squadron, CBI | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | 357th FG, 362nd Fighter Squadron, ETO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | 52nd FG, 5th Fighter Squadron, ETO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 7 | 4th FG, 334th Fighter Squadron, ETO | |||
U.S. Army Air Forces | 6 | 49th FG, 9th Fighter Squadron, PTO |