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Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top active ace within a branch of service in a nation's military in time of war. [ citation needed ] The title is most closely associated with fighter aces , though there are other types, such as tank aces and submarine 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 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 ...
This list of World War II aces credited with 100 or more victories is a subset list of all fighter aces in World War II.A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. [1]
Serving in the RAF, he became the first American ace of World War II [316] Parker Dupouy American Volunteer Group, USAAF 6.5 [2] Dewey F. Durnford USMC 6.5 DFC (3) [317] Glenn T. Eagleston: USAAF 18.5 DSC, SS Top ace in the 9th Air Force, claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War [318] Hoyt A. Eason 6 SS MIA 3 March 1943 [319] Clyde ...
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 ...
Aces with five symbols on French-suited playing cards, used in Germany The "first French ace", Frenchman Adolphe Pégoud being awarded the Croix de guerre. A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to ...
Top British Commonwealth and South African ace, possibly 50+ victories. He scored all his victories on the Gloster Gladiator and the Hawker Hurricane and is the top ace of both aircraft. Wilhelm Balthasar † Germany: Luftwaffe: 40 [71] +7 in Spanish Civil War: Ace in each of two wars (+13 ground kills WWII) Richard I. Bong † United States
Top Canadian and British Empire ace VC, CB, DSO*, MC, DFC. Ernst Udet German Empire: Luftstreitkräfte: 62 [5] PLM, HOH, IC Mick Mannock † United Kingdom: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 61 [9] Top British ace VC DSO & Two Bars MC & Bar. Raymond Collishaw Canada: Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force: 60 [10] Top Royal Naval Air ...