Top World War II Fighter Aces
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Top Scoring World War II Fighter Aces
Contents |
[edit] Germany
| Ranking | Name | Victories | Combat Sorties | Aerial Engagements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartmann, Erich Alfred | 352 | 1404[1] | 825[1] | |
| 2 | Barkhorn, Gerhard | 301 | 1100+[2] | ||
| 3 | Rall, Günther | 275 | 621[3] | ||
| 4 | Kittel, Otto | 267 | |||
| 5 | Nowotny, Walter | 258 | |||
| 6 | Batz, Wilhelm | 237 | |||
| 7 | Rudorffer, Erich | 222 | |||
| 8 | Bär, Heinrich | 220 | |||
| 9 | Graf, Hermann | 211 | |||
| 10 | Ehrler, Heinrich | 208 |
[edit] Soviet Union
| Ranking | Name | Victories | Combat Sorties | Aerial Engagements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kozhedub, Ivan Nikitovich | 62 | 330 | 120 | |
| 2 | Pokryshkin, Aleksandr Ivanovich | 59 | 650 | 156 | |
| 3 | Gulayev, Nikolai Dmitrievich | 57 | 250[4] | 69[4] | |
| 4 | Rechkalov, Grigorii Andreevich | 56 | 450[5] | 122[5] | |
| 5 | Evstigneev, Kirill Alekseevich | 53 | 300[6] | 120[6] | |
| 6 | Vorozheikin, Arsenii Vasilevich | 52 | 300+[7] | 90[7] | |
| 7 | Glinka, Dmitrii Borisovich | 50 | 300 (approx.)[8] | almost 100[8] | |
| 8 | Skomorokhov, Nikolai Mikhailovich | 46 | 605[9] | 143[9] | |
| 9 | Koldunov, Aleksandr Ivanovich | 46 | 412[10] | 96[10] | |
| 10 | Popkov, Vitalii Ivanovich | 41 | 475[11] | 117[11] |
[edit] United States
| Ranking | Name | Victories | Combat Sorties | Aerial Engagements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bong, Richard Ira | 40 | 200[12] |
[edit] Sources
- German Luftwaffe Aces at AcePilots.com
- Soviet Aces at aces.boom.ru a list of all Soviet aces with at least 40 victories (individual + shared) (in Russian)
- AcePilots.com lists top US fighter aces from WWII
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 wikipedia:Erich_Hartmann
- ↑ wikipedia:Gerhard_Barkhorn
- ↑ http://www.luftwaffe.cz/rall.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=486
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/rechkal.htm
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=761
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://airaces.narod.ru/mongol/vorojeyk.htm
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://aces.boom.ru/all1/glinka_d.htm
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://aces.boom.ru/all1/skomoroh.htm
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://aces.boom.ru/all1/all1.htm
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/popkov.htm
- ↑ http://www.af.mil/history/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006479
