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Credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war. [11] In 1917 he became the highest scoring ace in the RFC and the third top ace of the war, behind only the Red Baron and René Fonck. [12] Raoul Lufbery. United States. ( Armée de l'air) 2 December 1917 – 15 May 1918.
Top scoring ace outside the Eastern Front. Destroyed most Western Allied aircraft. [31] Triple-ace in a day Killed in flying accident on 30 September 1942. [32] Heinrich Sturm † Germany: Luftwaffe: 158 [5] [Note 3] Killed in flying accident on 22 December 1944. [33] Gerhard Thyben Germany: Luftwaffe: 157 [5] [29] Hans Beisswenger † Germany ...
Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
Mato Dukovac, the highest scoring Croatian ace. Ilmari Juutilainen, the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force and the highest scoring non-German fighter pilot. Marmaduke 'Pat' Pattle, the highest scoring United Kingdom and Empire ace. George Beurling, the highest scoring Canadian ace.
Kurt Welter (25 February 1916 – 7 March 1949) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and the most successful Jet Expert of World War II. [Note 1] A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. [1] He claimed a total of 63 aerial victories—that is, 63 aerial combat ...
Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. (30 January 1922 – 25 August 1954) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War. [1] A native of Dover, New Hampshire, Captain McConnell was credited with shooting down 16 MiG-15s while flying North American F-86 Sabres.
Gerhard " Gerd " Barkhorn (20 March 1919 – 11 January 1983) was a German military aviator who was a renowned wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was the second most successful fighter pilot of all time after fellow pilot Erich Hartmann. Other than Hartmann, Barkhorn is the only fighter ace to ever exceed ...
Erich Hartmann. Hartmann as a Luftwaffe Leutnant (1942–1944). Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. [1] He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. [3]