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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.
List of World War II aces by victory count: 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
List of World War II aces from the United States. This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from United States. For other countries see List of World War II flying aces by country. "Ace in a day" 14 December 1944. KIFA 5 June 1945 [ 25 ] Claimed 6 additional victories and was awarded NC during Korean War.
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.
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 ...
List of Vietnam War flying aces. The claimed flying aces of the Vietnam War, pilots who shot down five or more enemy aircraft, include 19 Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) pilots, (six MiG-17 and 13 MiG-21 pilots), [1]: 228 and five Americans. A MiG-21 of the VPAF which became the primary fighter-interceptor against USAF and USN aircraft.