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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 the pilot flew and the planes they flew against, how long they served, their opportunity to meet the enemy in the air (Allied to Axis disproportion), whether they were the formation's leader or a wingman, the standards their air ...
VB-6 pilots in January 1942: Best is seated 3rd from the left. Richard Halsey Best (March 24, 1910 – October 28, 2001) was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II.
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.
This category is for the wikipages for American World War II pilots including United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, The Few American Royal Air Force, and Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II.
Pages in category "United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 724 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
British World War II pilots (5 C, 134 P) C. Canadian World War II pilots (1 C, 79 P) Chinese World War II pilots (1 C, 2 P) Croatian World War II pilots (7 P)
According to Obermaier, 103 Luftwaffe pilots were credited with more than 100 aerial victories. [3] Further more, the US historian David T. Zabecki states that 105 Luftwaffe pilots were credited with more than 100 aerial victories, [4] adding Friedrich Wachowiak with 140 aerial victories, [5] and Paul-Heinrich Dähne with 100 aerial victories, who were not listed by Obermaier.
American World War II flying aces (269 P) Pages in category "American World War II fighter pilots" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.