Flying ace Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
A
flying ace is a military aviator who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft. The term originated in
World War I in France, when French newspapers described Adolphe Pegoud as a flying ace after he became the first pilot to shoot down five German aircraft. Ace is also used to refer to non-aviators who have distinguised themselves by sinking ships, destroying tanks, etc. (i.e.
U-boat ace).
Aces of Spanish Civil War
| Name | Country | Service | Victories |
| Alois Vasatko | Czechoslovakia | Republican Air Force | 17 |
| Abel Guides | France | Republican Air Force | 10 |
| Werner Mölders; | Germany | Condor Legion | 14 |
| Wolfgang Schellman | Germany | Condor Legion | 12 |
| Harro Harder | Germany | Condor Legion | 11 |
| Mario Bonzano | Italy | Nationalist Air Force | 15 |
| Brunetto di Montegnacco | Italy | Nationalist Air Force | 14 |
| Guido Presel | Italy | Nationalist Air Force | 13 |
Aces of World War II
| Name
| Country
| Service
| Victories
|
|
| Erich "Bubi" Hartmann
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 352
|
| Gerhard Barkhorn
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 301
|
| Günther Rall
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 275
|
| Otto Kittel
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 267
|
| Walter Nowotny
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 258
|
| Wilhelm Batz
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 237
|
| Erich Rudorffer
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 222
|
| Heinz Bär
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 220
|
| Hermann Graf
| Germany
| Luftwaffe
| 212
|
| Richard I. Bong
| U.S.
| Army Air Forces
| 40
|
| Thomas McGuire | U.S. | Army Air Forces | 38 |
| Francis "Gabby" Gabreski | U.S. | Army Air Forces | 28 |
| Robert S. Johnson | U.S. | Army Air Forces | 28 |
| David McCampbell | U.S. | Navy | 34 |
| Cecil E. Harris | U.S. | Navy | 23 |
Johnnie Johnson
| UK
| Royal Air Force
| 38
|
| Ilmari Juutilainen | Finland | Air Force | 94 |
| Hans Wind | Finland | Air Force | 75 |
| Eino Luukkanen | Finland | Air Force | 56 |
| Pierre Clostermann | France | RAF | 33 |
| Karel Kuttelwascher | Czechoslovakia | RAF | 20 |
| Adolph Malan | South Africa | RAF | 32 |
| Stanislaw Skalski | Poland | Polish Air Force | 22 |
| Josef Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Polish Air Force | 17 |
| Ivan Kozhedub | Soviet Union | VVS | 62 |
| Alexander Pokryshkin | Soviet Union | VVS | 59 |
| Constantine Cantacuzine | Romania | | 60 |
| Alexandru Serbanescu | Romania | | 56 |
Aces of Korean War
| Name | Country | Service | Victories |
| Capt. Joseph M. McConnell | United States | Air Force | 16 |
| Major James Jabara | United States | Air Force | 15 |
| Capt. Manuel J. "Pete" Fernandez | United States | Air Force | 14 1/2 |
| Maj. George A. Davis | United States | Air Force | 14 |
| Nikolay Sutyagin | Soviet Union | VVS | 21 |
| Yevgeny Pepelyaev | Soviet Union | VVS | 19 |
| Lev Shchukin | Soviet Union | VVS | 13 |
| Sergei Kramarenko | Soviet Union | VVS | 13 |
Aces of Vietnam War
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| Name | Country | Service | Victories |
| Nguyen Van Coc | North Vietnam | Air Force | 9 |
| Mai Van Cuong | North Vietnam | Air Force | 8 |
| Randall "Duke" Cunningham/William Driscoll | United States | Navy | 5 |
| Charles B. DeBellevue | United States | Air Force | 6 |
| Vadim Petrovich Shchbakov | Soviet Union | PVO Strany (1) | 6 |
Aces of Arab-Israeli Wars
| Name | Country | Service | Victories |
| Col. (Res.) Giora Epstein | Israel | Air Force | 17 |
| Yiftah Spector | Israel | Air Force | 15 |
| Amir Nahumi | Israel | Air Force | 15 |
| Djur Abid Adib | Syria | Air Force | 5 |
| Majad Halabi | Syria | Air Force | 5 |
| Majid Zugbi | Syria | Air Force | 6 |
Aces and Highest Number of Victories in Indo-Pakistani Wars
| Name | Country | Service | War | Victories |
| Muhammad Shams-ul-Haq | Pakistan | Air Force | 1971 | 4 |
| Syed Sa'ad Akhtar Hatmi | Pakistan | Air Force | 1971 | 3 |
Highest Number Victories of Persian Gulf War
Note: There were no aces in the Persian Gulf War of 1991. The pilots with the greatest number of victories is included
Two F-15 Eagle pilots were credited with three victories each.
| Name | Country | Service | Victories |
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