THE JET AGE

Jet aces in all wars



  The lists

All the lists present the following data:
Name and (when known) first name are presented with arbitrary choice for the spelling (russian, german, arab names...).
RANK of the pilot: see the rank page for the meaning of the abbreviations and the equivalence.
According to the pages, COUNTRY, NATION for the nationality or ethnic origin, AIR_SERVICE for the air arm, are provided.
The number of victories represents usually the total of kills (individual plus shared). The shared kills are indicated when known under the form [indiv+shared]. The official score is indicated when different from the total (American and British scores of ww2 for example).
Authors of the SOURCES column are given; report to the bibliography page to find the books, articles, web pages in alphabetical order. The OTHER_SOURCES column presents the divergent scores with sometimes the author of the source.
The DETAIL column shows occasionally the type of kill, balloons, V-1s, ground kills, unconfirmed kills...
The NOTE column exposes different commentaries and for lack of space, abbreviations are used: report to the abbreviation page for their meaning.



Updated: 08/11/2007

Rank First Name Name Country Jet Victories Sources Detail Air Service Units Death Note Other Sources
ObLt Kurt WELTER Germany 29 P. Kacha (56 confirmed?) Luftwaffe 5./JG301,10./JG300,Kdo Welter(10./NJG11),NJKdo262 Wilde Sau. Me-262 night fighter. 60(Toli.);56(Ledw.);51;59
Maj Georg-Peter EDER Germany 24 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 4./JG51,7 & 12./JG2,6./JG1,JG26,EJG2,Kdo.Now.,JG7 Viermots hunting master. Me-262 jet ace. 14 jet
Maj Nikolai Vasilevich SUTYAGIN USSR 24 V.Arkhipov (12 conf.US) VVS 5 IAP; 17 IAP, 523IAP 12/11/1986 MiG-15, 1951-52. 22(Sewell);21+2(Bodrik.)
Col Evgenii Georgievich PEPELYAEV USSR 23 W.Thompson (4 unconf.) VVS 29 IAP, 300 IAP, 162 IAP; 196 IAP MiG-15, 1951-52. 20(Polak); 19+4sh; 11; 16
Maj Giora EPSTEIN AVEN Israel 17 P.Mersky IDF/AF 101Sq Mirage III, Six-Day, Attrition, Kippur.
ObstLt Heinrich 'Pritzel' BAER Germany 16 P.Kacha Luftwaffe 1. & 12./JG51,I./JG77,JGrSüd,JG1,JG3,EJG2,JV44 Bf-109, FW-190, Me-262 ace, 39-45. 220 (Toliver); 222
Capt Joseph Jr 'Jo' MCCONNELL USA 16 F. Olynyk USAF 448BG; 39FIS/51FIW 25/08/1954 B-24, ww2. F-86F top ace, 1953. KIFA.
Oblt Rudolf RADEMACHER Germany 16 R.Toliver-T.Constable (23 unconf?) Luftwaffe 3 & 1./JG54, Erg.Gr.Nord, 11./JG7 13/06/1953 Bf-109 and Me-262 ace. 102 (Morgan);97; 8 jet
Maj James 'Jabby' JABARA USA 15 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 382FS/363FG; 334FIS/4FIW 17/11/1966 P-51, ETO 44. F-86, Korea, 1951, 1953.
Maj Dmitrii Pavlovich OSKIN USSR 15 N.G.Bodrikhin (2 conf. US) VVS 523 IAP MiG-15, 1951. 9(Zamp.); 11(Polak)
Maj Lev Kirillovich SHCHUKIN USSR 15 N.G.Bodrikhin, T.Polak (6-10 conf. US) VVS 18 GIAP MiG-15, 1951. 10, 17 (Zampini)
LtCol Alexandr Pavlovich SMORCHKOV USSR 15 T.Polak (4 conf. US)(3 B-29s) VVS 523 IAP; 18 GIAP Yak ww2. MiG-15, B-29 killer, 1951. 12;8(Zampini);2 &12(Byk.)
Maj Yiftah SPECTOR Israel 15 P. Mersky IDF/AF Tayeset 101 Mirage III, 1967-70, F-4, Kippur. 12 (Aloni); 16
Capt Manuel John Jr 'Pete' FERNANDEZ USA 14,5 W.Thompson USAF 334FIS/4FIW 17/10/1980 F-86 ace, 1952-53. KIFA 1980.
Maj Avraham SHALMON Israel 14,5 S.Aloni IDF/AF 119Sq, 101Sq Mirage III, Six-Day, Attrition, Kippur. 14; 13,5 (Mersky)
Maj George Andrew Jr. DAVIS USA 14 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 342FS/348FG; 334FIS/4FIW 10/02/1952 P-47D, SWP, 1943-44. F-86, 1951-52, KIA.
Maj Kareem Abdul MOUKHALAD Iraq 14 A.Sadik-T.Cooper IrAF 19Sq F1EQ, Southern front, 1981.
Lt Col Amir NAHUMI Israel 14 P.Mersky IDF/AF F-4E, Kippur; F-16, Osirak, Lebanon. 15; 13,5; 12
Kapt Mikhail Sergeevich PONOMAREV USSR 14 N.G.Bodrikhin VVS & Polish AF 832 IAP,11.PLM(Polish AF),523 IAP; 17 IAP Yak ww2. MiG-15 ace, 1951. 1 ww2;9,11(Bykov)12 Korea
Hptm Franz SCHALL Austria 14 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe JG52, Kdo.Nowotny, JG7 10/04/1945 Bf-109 and Me-262 ace. KIFA. 133
Maj Asher SNIR Israel 13,5 P.Mersky IDF/AF Tayeset 119 Mirage, Six-Day, Attrition; F-4 Kippur. 12,5
Col Royal Newman 'The King' BAKER USA 13 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 308FS; 336FIS/4FIW Spitfire, MTO, 1943. F-86, Korea 52-53.
Maj Sergei Makarovich 'Baida' KRAMARENKO USSR 13 T. Polak VVS 523 IAP, 19 IAP, 176 GIAP; 176 GIAP MiG-15, Korea, 1951-52. 1+10 ww2; 12 Korea
Kapt Pavel Semenovich MILAUSHKIN USSR 13 N.G.Bodrikhin (2 conf. US)(1 B-29) VVS 176 GIAP MiG-15, 1951. 10(Polak); 7; 11(Arkhip.)
Maj Konstantin Nikolaevich SHEBERSTOV USSR 13 M. Bykov VVS 176 GIAP MiG-15, 1951. 11; 12 (Polak)
Maj Israel BAHARAV Israel 12 S.Aloni IDF/AF 113Sq, 101Sq Six-Day, Attrition and Yom Kippur wars. 14(Cooper); 11(Mersky)
Ltn Hermann BUCHNER Austria 12 H. Morgan (+ 46 tanks) L.Condor & Luftwaffe II./SchlG1, 6./SG2, 2 & 1./Kdo Nowotny, JG7 FW-190 Schlacht ace, Me-262 jet ace.
Dror HARISH Israel 12 D.Lednicer Tayeset 119 Mirage III, Attrition and Kippur wars. 9; 11 (Aloni)
Major Erich RUDORFFER Germany 12 P.Watteeuw Luftwaffe 2, Stab II & 6./JG2, IV & II./JG54, I./JG7 Russia, Desert. Me-262 ace. 222 (Toliver)
Kapt Ivan Afanasevich SUCHKOV USSR 12 T. Polak (2 B-29) VVS 176 GIAP MiG-15, 1951. 10 (Bodrikhin); 7
Capt Ya'akov 'Kobi' RICHTER Israel 11,5 P.Mersky IDF/AF 117Sq Six-Day; Mirage, Attrition, Kippur. 10,5 (Aloni)
Maj Stepan Antonevich BAKHAEV USSR 11 M.Bykov+T.Polak VVS 515 IAP; 523 IAP MiG-15, Cold War and Korea, 1950. 12; 7 Korea
Kapt Nikolai Grigorevich DOKASHENKO USSR 11 N.G.Bodrikhin VVS 17 IAP; 17 IAP P-39 ww2. MiG-15 ace, 1951. 6 or 9 Korea;2 ww2(Polak)
LtCol Oded MAROM Israel 11 P.Mersky IDF/AF 101Sq Mirage, Six-Day, Attrition, Kippur war. 5; 13,5(T.Cooper); 12
Maj Stepan Ivanovich NAUMENKO USSR 11 T. Polak (1 B-29)(1 conf. US) VVS 29 GIAP MiG-15, first ace of the war, 1950. 5 (Bykov,Piotrowski)
Kapt Grigorii Ulyanovich OKHAY USSR 11 T. Polak VVS 18 GIAP; 523 IAP Yak, 1943. MiG-15, Korea 1951. 8 Korea
Kapt Yevgeni A. POMAZ USSR 11 T. Polak VVS 494 IAP MiG-15, 1952. 2
Ltn Karl 'Quax' SCHNOERRER Germany 11 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 1./JG54, EKdo 262, Kdo.Nowotny, 9./JG7 Me-262 jet ace. WIA.
Oblt Fritz STEHLE Germany 11 P. Kacha Luftwaffe 5./ZG76, 6./JG6, 2. & 3./JG7 Bf-110 and Me-410 ace. 15
Col Yehuda KOREN Israel 10,5 P.Mersky IDF/AF 117Sq Mirage, 6-Day, Attrition; Nesher,Kippur. 9
Maj Frederick Corbin 'Boots' BLESSE USA 10 W.Thompson USAF 334FIS/4FIW F-51, F-80, F-86, Korea; Vietnam.
Ven DUN China 10 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras PLAAF Mig-15, best Chinese score in Korea.
Capt Harold Edward 'Hal' FISCHER USA 10 W.Thompson USAF 39FIS/51FIW F-84, F-86 ace, 1952-53.
Lt Col Vermont GARRISON USA 10 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 336FS/4FG 8AF; 335FIS/4FIW P-47 ace, ETO 43-44. F-86 ace, Korea 53. 11 + 10
Kapt Grigorii Ivanovich GES USSR 10 T. Polak (Korea, 3 conf. US) VVS 17 IAP; 176 GIAP 07/01/1968 Yak-9, ww2. MiG-15, 1951. Korea 9(Pio.);8(Bykov);6
Obst Hermann GRAF Germany 10 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe JG51, III/JG52, JGr.50, JG11 Eastern front, 1941-42; Me-262 ace. 211
GULYAEV USSR 10 T. Polak VVS
Col James Kenneth 'Jimmy' JOHNSON USA 10 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 404FG; 4FIW(335FIS) P-47, ETO 44. F-86 ace, Korea 1952-53.
Maj Shlomo LEVI Israel 10 S.Aloni IDF/AF 147Sq; 113Sq Nesher, Yom Kippur War. 9(P.Mers.)
Capt Lonnie Raymond MOORE USA 10 W.Thompson USAF 335FIS/4FIW 10/01/1956 F-86 ace, 1953. KIFA.
Capt Ralph Sherman Jr PARR USA 10 F. Olynyk USAF 7FS/49FG; 335FIS/4FIW; 12TFW F-86F, Korea 53. F-4, Vietnam 67, 70-71.
LtCol Grigorii Ivanovich PULOV USSR 10 M. Bykov VVS 17 IAP MiG-15, 1951. 6; 8 Korea (Bodrikhin)
stLt Dmitrii Alexandrovich SAMOYLOV USSR 10 M. Bykov (3-4 conf. US) VVS 523 IAP MiG-15, 1951.
Bao-Tun CHAO China 9 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras PLAAF 7
Maj Walter DAHL Germany 9 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe II, 4, III./JG3, JGzbV, JG300, EJG2 SturmGruppen ace, 2nd 4-mots killer. 129
Aleksandr Yevgrafovich FEDOROV USSR 9 VVS The Fedorov with 135 claims? 4; 7
Capt Cecil Glenn FOSTER USA 9 W.Thompson USAF 16FIS/51FIW; 390TFS F-86 ace, Korea 1952-53. Vietnam.
Ltn Hubert GOEBEL Germany 9 P. Kacha (more?) Luftwaffe JG301, Ekdo262, Kdo Nowotny, JG7 Me-262 ace, 1944.
Maj Eitan KARMI Israel 9 P.Mersky IDF/AF 101Sq, 119Sq Six-Day, Attrition, Yom Kippur wars. 5
Uffz Peter KOESTER Germany 9 P. Kacha Luftwaffe EJG2, JG7, JV44 7
Maj Dong Chu LI North Korea 9 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras NKAF 5
2ndLt James Frederick 'Dad' LOW USA 9 W.Thompson USAF 335FIS/4FIW; 555TFS/8TFW F-86 ace, 1952. POW N.Vietnam.
Maj Mikhail Ivanovich MIKHIN USSR 9 T. Polak (3 conf. US) VVS 518 IAP MiG-15, 1952. Ace Holley's victor. 11; 8
srLt Van Coc 'Bieu' NGUYEN Vietnam 9 L.Michell (7 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR MiG-21 ace, 1967-68.
Van Khaya NOAK China 9 PLAAF
Maj Serafim Pavlovich SUBBOTIN USSR 9 N.G.Bodrikhin (4 conf.US) VVS 17 IAP; 176 GIAP Yak ww2. MiG-15, 1951. 8 (Bykov);12, 15(Polak)
V. UTKIN USSR 9 V.Arkhipov VVS 535 IAP, 224 IAP MiG-15, 1952-53.
Hai WANG (VAN) China 9 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras PLAAF komeska Sq. 4
Ltn Joachim WEBER Germany 9 Luftwaffe 8./ZG26, EKdo262, Kdo'Nowotny', 11./JG7 21/03/1945 Me-262, 1st official jet kill. KIA. 3
Maj Boris Nikolaevich ZABELIN USSR 9 T.Polak, N.G.Bodrikhin VVS 256 IAP, 821 IAP MiG-15, 1952. 8 (Piotrowski); 7
Maj Jalal ZANDI Iran 9 T. Cooper (+ 2-3 unconf) IRIAF TFB.8, 82TFS/TFB.6 F-14A pilot, 1982-88. 12; 11; 5; 2
Maj James Philo HAGERSTROM USA 8,5 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 49FG; 334FIS/4FIW, 67FBS/18FBG P-40 ace, N.Guinea 43-44. F-86, 1952-53.
Ofw Helmut BAUDACH Germany 8 P. Kacha Luftwaffe 1./JG2, 11./JG2, EKdo262, KdoNowotny, JG7 21/02/1945 Western front, def.of the Reich. 15; 20; 18 (Perry)
Fw Karl-Heinz BECKER Germany 8 J.Foreman et al. Luftwaffe Kdo Welter (10./NJG11), II./NJG11 Me-262 night jet ace. Mosquito killer. 7 (Ledwoch)
Ofw Erich BUETTNER Germany 8 D.Savic & B.Ciglic Luftwaffe 2./JG52, Kdo Nowotny, JG7 20/03/1945 Me-262 jet ace. 24
Lt Shlomo EGOZI Israel 8 P.Mersky IDF/AF 101Sq, 119Sq, 107Sq Mystere IV, Mirage, F-4E, 6-Day,Kippur. 5
Wan-Chou FAN China 8 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras PLAAF
Kapt Semen Alexeyevich FEDORETS USSR 8 N.G.Bodrikhin (5 conf. US) VVS 403 IAP-PVO; 913 IAP MiG-15 ace, 1953. 7 (Polak)
Cap Ilan GONEN Israel 8 P.Mersky IDF/AF 101Sq Mirage III, Six-Day, Yom Kippur wars.
Alliyah HODA Iran 8 T. Cooper IRIAF 91TFS/TFB.3, TFB.6, TFB.9 F-4E ace, 1981-88. 9; 7; 6
Den Dek KAN North Korea 8 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras NKAF
Ofw Helmut LENNARTZ Germany 8 Luftwaffe 5./JG11, Ekdo.262, 2./Kdo.Nowotny, III./JG7 Bf-109 and Me-262 ace. 10 (Kacha)
Han (Khan) LI China 8 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras PLAAF MiG-15, 1951.
Min LU China 8 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras PLAAF 12thC MiG-15, 1952. 5
Huy Chao LUU Vietnam 8 I.Toperczer Z.B (1 conf. US) VPAF 923 Reg. MiG-17, 1968. 6 (Zampini)
Van Cuong MAI Vietnam 8 D. Zampini VPAF 921 FR MiG-21 ace.
Hong Nhi 'Ton' NGUYEN Vietnam 8 L.Michell (3 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR 10/05/1972 MiG-21 ace, 1966-67.
stLt Boris Alexandrovich OBRAZTSOV USSR 8 N.G.Bodrikhin VVS 176 GIAP 11/07/1951 MiG-15, 1951. KIA. 5(Polak), 4, 7
Thanh Ngan PHAM Vietnam 8 D. Zampini (1 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR MiG-21 ace.
Ofw Otto PRITZL Germany 8 P. Kacha Luftwaffe 5./JG302, 2./JG51, IV./JG3, JG7 10
Maj Robinson RISNER USA 8 W.Thompson USAF 336FIS/4FIW; 67TFS F-86E, Korea 52. F-105D, POW Vietnam 65.
LtCol George Inkerman RUDDELL USA 8 F. Olynyk USAF 514FS/406FG; 39FIS/51FIW P-47, ETO 44. F-86F ace, Korea 52-53.
Oblt Walter SCHUCK Germany 8 R.Toliver-T.Constable (+20-30 unconf.) Luftwaffe Erg.Gr./JG3, 7, 9 & 10./JG5, 3./JG7 Scandinavia. Me-262 ace. 198
stLt Vasilii Fedorovich SHULEV USSR 8 M. Bykov VVS 17 IAP MiG-15, 1951. 6
Oblt Günther WEGMANN Germany 8 H. Morgan Luftwaffe 8 & 9./ZG26, EKdo262, Kdo Nowotny, 9./JG7 Bf-110, Tunisia, Sicily. Me-262 ace. 14 (Kacha); 21
Ltn Hans-Dieter 'Hadi' WEIHS Germany 8 H. Morgan Luftwaffe 3./JG7 18/03/1945 Me-262 jet ace. 9 (Kacha)
Maj Theodor WEISSENBERGER Germany 8 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe JG77, 7, 6 & I./JG5, III. & JG7 Channel, Finland. Me-262 ace. 200
Menachem ENIAN Israel 7,5 D.Lednicer IdF/AF Six-Day, Kippur, Lebanon wars. 8
Col Uri GIL Israel 7,5 P.Mersky Mirage III; F-15, Lebanon War. 6; 9 (D.Lednicer); 10
Kapt Vladimir Ivanovich ALFEEV USSR 7 N.G.Bodrikhin, M.Bykov (2 conf. US) VVS 196 IAP MiG-15, 1951. 8 (Polak)
Ltn Alfred AMBS Germany 7 H. Morgan (more?) Luftwaffe II. & III./JG7 Me-262 jet ace.
LtCol Amos AMIR Israel 7 P.Mersky IDF/AF 101Sq, 119Sq Six-Day War, Attrition War.
Pavel Nikolaevich ANTONOV USSR 7 M. Bykov VVS 9 IAP, 211 GIAP; 18 GIAP
Ofw Heinz ARNOLD Germany 7 H. Morgan Luftwaffe 7./JG5, 11./JG7 17/04/1945 Me-262 jet ace. KIA. 40 (Toliver)
Stepan Savelevich ARTEMCHENKO USSR 7 M. Bykov (more?) VVS 17 IAP 15 (Polak)
StLt N. N. BABONIN USSR 7 T.Polak, N.G.Bodrikhin VVS 18 GIAP MiG-15 ace, 1951. 4
Nikolai Stepanovich BOLKOV USSR 7 M. Bykov VVS 17 IAP
1stLt Henry "Hank" BUTTELMANN USA 7 W.Thompson USAF 25FIS/51FIW F-86, youngest ace in Korea.
Ngoc Ngu DANG Vietnam 7 D.Zampini (1 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR MiG-21 ace, 1967. 6
Fhn Friedrich EHRIG Germany 7 P. Kacha Luftwaffe JG7
Gen Adolf GALLAND Germany 7 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 1 & 3.J/88; Stab/JG27, III./JG26, JG26, JV44 Bf-109 ace and great leader, 39-45. 104
Maj Bassam HAMSHU Syria 7 D.Nicolle-T.Cooper (+1 ground kill) SyAAF 5Sq 06/06/1982 MiG-21FL, Golan, 1970-73. 8; 3
Kapt Lev Nikolaevich IVANOV USSR 7 T. Polak VVS 196IAP MiG-15 ace, 1951.
Capt Clifford Dale 'Cliff' JOLLEY USA 7 F. Olynyk USAF 18FS/343FG; 335FIS/4FIW Aleoutians, 1944. F-86, Korea, 1952.
Maj Aleksandr Nikitovich KARASEV USSR 7 N.G.Bodrikhin, Mellinger VVS 69 IAP, 282 IAP, 9 GIAP; 523IAP Yak-1 and P-39 ace. MiG-15, Korea. 6;3 Kor;14+9(Polak);15+9
Uffz Franz KOESTER Germany 7 H. Morgan Luftwaffe EJG2, III./JG7, JV44 Me-262 jet ace, 1945.
Capt Leonard William 'Bill' LILLEY USA 7 F. Olynyk USAF 334FIS/4FIW F-86 ace, 1952-53.
Col Alexei Ivanovich MITUSOV USSR 7 V.Arkhipov VVS 196 IAP MiG-15, 1952. 5 Korea;4or6 ww2(Bykov)
Viktor Grigorevich MURAVEV USSR 7 T. Polak VVS 196 IAP MiG-15 ace, 1952. 5 (Bykov)
Avner NAVEH Israel 7 D.Lednicer IDF/AF F-15 ace, Lebanon. 6,5
Van Bay NGUYEN Vietnam 7 D.Zampini (5 conf. US) VPAF 923 FR MiG-17 top-scoring ace.
Maj Porfirii Borisovich OVSYANNIKOV USSR 7 M. Bykov VVS 28 GIAP 5 Korea
Fhn Ernst PFEIFFER Germany 7 P. Kacha Luftwaffe JG7
Uffz RICHTER Germany 7 P. Kacha (approximate) Luftwaffe KG(J)54
Maj Ran RONEN PECKER Israel 7 P.Mersky IDF/AF 119Sq, 201Sq Mirage, border, 6-Day, Attrition wars. 5(S.Al.); 8
Uffz Anton SCHOEPPLER Germany 7 P. Kacha (more?) Luftwaffe 3./JG5, 3./JG7 Me-262 ace. 12
Col Nikolai M. ZAMESKIN USSR 7 M. Bykov (2 conf. US) VVS 878 IAP MiG-15, 1952. 6 (Polak,Bodrik.)
Kapt Ivan Mitrofanovich ZAPLAVNEV USSR 7 T. Polak VVS 196 IAP MiG-15 ace, 1952. 4 (ww2)
Maj Donald Earl 'Bunny' ADAMS USA 6,5 F. Olynyk, W.Thompson USAF 55FG/343FS; 51FIW/16FIS 30/08/1952 F-86, 1952. KIFA. 4 ww2 (Toliver)
Capt Ariel COHEN Israel 6,5 D.Lednicer IDF/AF 144Sq Nesher, Yom Kippur War. 5 (Mersky)
Col Francis Stanley 'Gabby' GABRESKI USA 6,5 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 45PS, 61FS/56FG; 4FIW, 51FIW P-47 ace, ETO 43-44. F-86, Korea 51-52.
Capt Moshe HERTZ Israel 6,5 P.Mersky IDF/AF 113Sq Mirage III, Attrition; Nesher, Kippur. 5; 6 (T.Cooper)
LtCol George Lamar JONES USA 6,5 W.Thompson USAF 21FS/413FG; 4FIG, 51FIW, 335FIS P-47, SWP, 1944. F-86, Korea, 1951-53.
Maj Winton Whittier 'Bones' MARSHALL USA 6,5 W.Thompson USAF 335FIS/4FIW F-86 ace, 1951.
Capt Yoram AGMON Israel 6 P.Mersky IDF/AF 101Sq 1966, Six-Day, Yom Kippur, Golan. 5; 7
LtCol Uri AVEN-NIR Israel 6 P.Mersky IDF/AF 117Sq, 144Sq Six-Day, Yom Kippur wars. 5 (T.Cooper); 7
Kapt Grigorii N. BERELIDZE USSR 6 N.G.Bodrikhin (3 conf. US) VVS 224 IAP MiG-15, 1953; ace H.Fischer's victor. 7; 5 (Polak)
Maj Arkadii Sergeyevich BOITSOV USSR 6 T.Polak, M. Bykov (3 conf. US) VVS 16 IAP MiG-15, 1952. 9; 10(Piotrowski)
Kapt Boris Vasilevich BOKACH USSR 6 M. Bykov, Melnikov VVS 196 IAP MiG-15, 1951-52. 7 Korea (Polak), 8(Bodr.)
Maj John Franklin 'Jack' BOLT JR. USA 6 F. Olynyk USMC & USAF VMF-214; VMF115, TAD 39FIS/51FIW Black Sheep 43-44. F-9F, F-86, Korea 53.
SLdr Cecil CHOUDHRY Pakistan 6 PAF 5Sq F-86, 1965 and 1971 wars. 5, 3, 1 (Jagan)
Chen-Ku CUN (SUN) China 6 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras PLAAF
Capt Adeeb EL-GAR Syria 6 Havrlant, Nicolle-Cooper SyAAF 5Sq, 54Sq MiG-21, Ramadan War. 4 (Cooper); 4,5
Kapt Nikolai Ivanovich IVANOV USSR 6 T. Polak + D.Zampini (4 conf.US Korea) VVS 149 IAP; 726 IAP MiG-15, Maj Asla victor, 1952-53. 3 + 3 unconf. Korea
Alexei Alexeevich KALYUZHNII USSR 6 M. Bykov VVS 18 GIAP ww2 6+1sh
Maj Anatolii Mikhailovich KARELIN USSR 6 T. Polak (all B-29s) VVS 351 IAP/303 IAD La-11, MiG-15 night B-29 killer, 1952. 5 (Bykov); 9
1stLt James Helms 'Jim' KASLER USA 6 W.Thompson USAF 20AF (gunner); 335FIS/4FIW; 354TFS/355TFW F-86, Korea 52. F-105, POW N.Vietnam 65.
stLt V. M. KHVOSTONTSEV USSR 6 T. Polak VVS 17 IAP 4; 3
Di San KIM North Korea 6 C.Piotrowski-P.Taras NKAF MiG-15 ace, 1953.
Kee Ok (Gi Ok) KIM North Korea 6 V.Morozov-S.Uskov NKAF 10R (?) B-29 killer. 9; 11; 17(Piotrowski)
Maj Alexandr Sergeevich KUMANICHKIN USSR 6 T. Polak + V.Arkhipov VVS 943 IAP, 40 IAP, 41 GIAP, 176 GIAP 24/10/1983 LaGG, La-5. MiG-15, Korea. 32; 30+1 ww2; 1 Korea
Hai LE Vietnam 6 Toperczer Buza (2 conf. US) VPAF 923 FR MiG-17 ace, 1967-68.
Thanh Dao LE Vietnam 6 D.Zampini (2 conf. US) VPAF 927 FR MiG-21 ace.
Yu Ti LIU China 6 PLAAF MiG-15, 1951.
Capt Robert John 'Bob' LOVE USA 6 W.Thompson USAF 335FIS/4FIW F-86 ace, 1952.
Ltn Fritz R.G. MÜLLER Germany 6 H. Morgan Luftwaffe 7 & 10./JG53, JG7 Me-262 jet ace, 1945. 16; 23
Dang Kinh NGUYEN Vietnam 6 I.Toperczer (3 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR MiG-21 ace, 1968.
Doc Soat NGUYEN Vietnam 6 L.Michell (5 conf. US) VPAF 927 FR MiG-21 ace, 1972. 5
srLt Ngoc Do NGUYEN Vietnam 6 L.Michell (2 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR MiG-21 ace, 1967.
Nhat Chieu NGUYEN Vietnam 6 I.Toperczer (2 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR MiG-17, MiG-21, 1965-67.
Tien Sam NGUYEN Vietnam 6 D.Zampini (1 conf. US) VPAF 927 FR MiG-21 ace, 1972.
Alexei P. NIKOLAYEV USSR 6 T. Polak VVS 17 IAP MiG-15, 1951. 4
Kapt A. P. NIKULIN USSR 6 T. Polak VVS 176 GIAP
LtCol Eitan PELED Israel 6 D.Lednicer 201Sq F-4E, Attrition, Kippur wars. 5 (Mersky)
Maj Shahram ROSTAMI Iran 6 T. Cooper IRIAF 32TFS/TFB.8 F-4, F-14A pilot, MiG-25 killer, 1982. 5
stLt Fedor Akimovich 'Fedya' SHEBANOV USSR 6 T.Polak (2 conf. US) VVS 196 IAP 26/10/1951 MiG-15, first jet vs jet ace, 1951.
Kapt Boris Nikolaevich SISKOV USSR 6 T. Polak VVS 224 IAP MiG-15, 1952-53. 5 (Bykov,Bodrik.)
Obst Johannes 'Macky' STEINHOFF Germany 6 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 10 & 11.(N)/JG26, 4./JG52, JG77, JG7, JV44 Bf-109 and Me-262 ace. WIFA 1945. 178
Kapt Ivan I. TYULYAYEV USSR 6 VVS 523 IAP MiG-15, 1951.
LtCol Sergei Fedorovich VISHNYAKOV USSR 6 M. Bykov VVS 32 GIAP; 176 GIAP MiG-15, 1951-52. 7 Korea (Polak)
Ngoc Dinh VU Vietnam 6 I.Toperczer (5 conf. US) VPAF 921 FR MiG-21 ace, 1967-70.
Ali WAJAI (WAGEDY) Egypt 6 (2 in 1970, 4 in 1973) UARAF & EAF MiG-21, Attrition, Ramadan wars. 5 (Tillman)
Ofhr Walter WINDISCH Germany 6 P. Kacha Luftwaffe 2./JG52, 9./JG7 Me-262 ace, 1945.
Majid ZUGBI Syria 6 A.Bowers-D.Lednicer (4 unconf?) SyAAF Ramadan War ace.
LtCol Ehud HANKIN Israel 5,5 S.Aloni IDF/AF 117Sq, 201 Sq, 69Sq 07/10/1973 Mirage, Six-Day, Attrition; F-4, Kippur. 5; 3; 6 (T.Cooper); 6,5
Maj William Thomas Jr 'Whiz' WHISNER USA 5,5 F. Olynyk USAAF 352FG/487FG; 334FIS, 4 & 51FIW/25FIS P-51B & D, ETO 44-45. F-86, Korea 51-52.
Kapt Boris Stepanovich ABAKUMOV USSR 5 N.G.Bodrikhin (3 conf. US)(1 B-29) VVS 196 IAP MiG-15, 1951-52. WIA. 6 (Knez,Zampini)
Dzhur Abid ADIB Syria 5 A.Bowers-D.Lednicer SyAAF Ramadan War.
Maseoud AFSHAR Iran 5 IRIAF 81TFS, 82TFS, 73TFS F-14A pilot, 1980-88. 4 (Cooper)
SLdr Mohammad Mahmud ALAM Pakistan 5 M.Kaiser Tufail, T.Polak PAF 11Sq 1965 War ace-in-a-day. 9 (Jackson); 4 (Jagan)
ARDESTANI Iran 5 T. Cooper (unconf ?) IRIAF
Col Ahmed ATEF Egypt 5 L.Nordeen-D.Nicolle UARAF & EAF Attrition and Ramadan wars, Golan 1974. 2; 7 (Web Angelfire)
Col Robert Percy BALDWIN USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 25 & 39FIS/51FIW, 16FIS F-86, 1953.
Kapt Anatolii Tarasovich BASHMAN USSR 5 T. Polak VVS 148 GIAP
Ltn Bernhard BECKER Germany 5 C-J. Ehrengardt Luftwaffe 2./KG(J)54 Me-262 ace, 1944-45.
Capt Richard Samuel 'Dick' BECKER USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 334FS/4FIW F-86, 2nd ace, 1951.
Kapt V. I. BELOUSOV USSR 5 T. Polak VVS 324IAD, 303IAD
Maj Stephen Lambert BETTINGER USA 5 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 66FS; 336FIS/4FIW P-47, Italy 1944. F-86, Korea 1953.
Viktor Alekseevich BLAGOV USSR 5 M. Bykov VVS 17 IAP MiG-15, 1951.
LtCol Herzl BODINGER Israel 5 S.Aloni, D.Lednicer IDF/AF 117Sq, 101Sq MirageIII, Kippur; Nesher, 1974. >5; 3; 2
Maj G. I. BOGDANOV USSR 5 T. Polak VVS 3
Capt Clyde BOOMER USA 5 USAF 335FIS F-86, Korea.
Lt Guy P. BORDELON JR USA 5 W.Thompson USN VC-3 Only Corsair ace, 1953.
Sergei Stepanovich BYCHKOV USSR 5 M. Bykov VVS 17 IAP MiG-15, 1951.
Maj Richard Daniel CREIGHTON USA 5 R.Toliver, W.Thompson USAF 434FS/479FG; 336FIS/4FIW P-51, ETO 44-45. F-86 ace, Korea 51.
Lt Randall H. 'Duke' CUNNINGHAM USA 5 R.F.Dorr-C.Bishop USN VF-96 F-4J ace, 1972.
Capt Clyde Alfred CURTIN USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 335FIS/4FIW F-86F ace, 1952.
Kapt S. D. DANILOV USSR 5 T. Polak, N.G.Bodrikhin (more?) VVS 535 IAP MiG-15 ace, 1953.
Kapt Gregorii Fedoseevich DMITRYUK USSR 5 M. Bykov VVS 145 IAP, 19 GIAP; 821 IAP, 494 IAP 27/04/1982 P-40, P-39 ace. MiG-15, Korea. 18 ww2(Bodrik.); 6 Korea
Capt Ezra "Babban" DOTAN Israel 5 D.Lednicer IDF/AF Tayeset 117 Golan, Six-Day War; A-4, Attrition War.
Maj Heinrich EHRLER Germany 5 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe JG77, 8 & III./JG5, JG5, Stab./JG7 06/04/1945 Bf-109, Scandinavia. Me-262 ace. KIA. 208, 206(Morgan); 204-220
Capt Ralph Duane 'Hoot' GIBSON USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 335FIS/4FIW F-86 ace, 1951.
Nikolai mikhailovich GONCHAROV USSR 5 M. Bykov VVS 176 IAP
Oblt Hans 'Specker' GRUENBERG Germany 5 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 5./JG3, JG52, 2./JG7, JV44 Viermots expert, Me-262 ace.
ObLt Anton 'Toni' HAFNER Germany 5 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 6, 4, StabSt., 7, 8, 10./JG51 17/10/1944 Bf-109, East, Tunisia. Me-262 ace.
Lt Majad HALABI Syria 5 A.Bowers-D.Lednicer SyAAF MiG-21FL, 1973. 6
Decai HAN China 5 PLAAF 43rdReg 15thDiv MiG-15 ace, 1952-53.
WCdr Syed Saad Akhtar HATMI Pakistan 5 T.Polak, P.V.S. Jagan PAF 11Sq; 25Sq F-86, 1965 War. F-6, 1971 War. 4
Gefr Joseph 'Sepp' HEIM Germany 5 H. Morgan Luftwaffe I./JG7 10/04/1945 Me-262 jet ace, 1945.
Ofw Rudolf HENER Germany 5 P. Kacha Luftwaffe 2./JG3, JG7 Me-262 jet ace.
Col Yadolah JAVADPOUR Iran 5 T. Cooper (unconf ?) IRIAF TFB.2 F-5E, MiG-25 killer, 1986. KIA. 2
Capt M. KHOSRODAD Iran 5 IRIAF TFB.8 F-14A pilot, 1982. 3
Capt Iven Carl Jr KINCHELOE USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 25FIS/51FIW 26/07/1958 F-80, F-86, 1952. Test pilot. KIFA. 10
Kapt A. M. KOCHEGAROV USSR 5 T. Polak VVS 196IAP MiG-15, 1951. 3
Kapt Viktor Ivanovich KOLYADIN USSR 5 M. Bykov VVS 68 GIAP, 28 GIAP O-2, Yak, P-39 ace. 21 (Polak,Bodrik.)
Kapt Nikolai Lukich KORNIENKO USSR 5 M. Bykov VVS 18 GIAP MiG-15, Korea, 1951.
Capt Robert Thomas 'Cowboy' Jr LATSHAW USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 335FIS/4FIW 20/04/1956 F-86 ace, Korea, 1952.
Kapt V. P. LEPIKOV USSR 5 T. Polak VVS 415 IAP MiG-15, 1952. 4
Maj Sami MAREI Egypt 5 UARAF & EAF 26/02/1970 MiG-21, 1966-68. KIA.
Capt Samir Aziz MIKHAIL Egypt 5 Web Amr UARAF & EAF 104 AirBr MiG-21, June, Attrition, Ramadan wars. 2 (Nicolle); 3 (Havrlant)
1stLt Robert Harold 'Bob' MOORE USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 336FIS/4FIW, 16FIS/51FIW F-86 ace, 1951-52. O-2, OV-10, Vietnam. 6
M. MURAVYEV USSR 5 V.Arkhipov VVS 535(351?) IAP MiG-15, 1953.
Ltn Klaus-H. NEUMANN Germany 5 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 2./JG51, 16./JG3, JG7, JV44 Me-262 jet ace. 32
Van Nghia NGUYEN Vietnam 5 I.Toperczer (1 conf. US) VPAF 927 FR MiG-21 ace, 1972.
Maj Itamar NOINER Israel 5 P.Mersky Mirage III, 1969-73.
Maj Afanassii Afanasevich OLENITSA USSR 5 T. Polak, M. Bykov VVS 821 IAP MiG-15, 1952. 6
Capt Dolphin Dunnaha 'Dolph' OVERTON III USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 49FBG, 16FIS/51FIW F-84, F-86 ace, 1952-53.
Yoram PELED Israel 5 D.Lednicer (+ 2 unconf) IDF/AF F-4, Kippur; F-15 ace, Golan, Lebanon.
LtCol Ben-Ami PERI Israel 5 P.Mersky IDF/AF F-4E ace, Kippur, Lebanon wars.
Maj Viktor Pavlovich POPOV USSR 5 N.G.Bodrikhin, M.Bykov VVS 177 IAP, 523 IAP MiG-15, 1951.
Kapt A. S. PRUDNIKOV USSR 5 T. Polak VVS 821 IAP MiG-15, 1952. Ace W.Mahurin's victor. 3
Capt Richard Steven 'Steve' RITCHIE USA 5 R.F.Dorr-C.Bishop USAF 555TFS/432TRW F-4D,E, Phantom ace, 1972.
Maj Giora ROM Israel 5 P.Mersky IDF/AF Tayeset 119, 113 1st IDF ace, Mirage III, 1966-69.
Hussain SAMY Egypt 5 Web Amr EAF
Ltn Alfred 'Bubi' SCHREIBER Germany 5 H. Morgan Luftwaffe EKdo262, 1./Kdo.Nowotny, JG7 26/11/1944 Me-262, first jet ace of all time. KIA. 7
Capt Hooshang SEDGHI Iran 5 IRIAF 81TFS/TFB.8 F-14A, 1980. 4 MiG-23s in a day. 4 (Cooper)
Aviem SELA Israel 5 D.Lednicer IDF/AF 69Sq Mirage III, War of Attrition.
Yadollah SHARIFI-RAAD Iran 5 T. Cooper IRIAF TFB.2 F-5E ace, 1980. 3; 4
Kapt German Timofeevich SHATALOV USSR 5 T. Polak VVS 523 IAP 28/11/1951 MiG-15, 1951.
Kapt Nikolai Konstantinovich SHELAMONOV USSR 5 T.Polak, V.Arkhipov VVS 196 IAP Mig-15 ace.
B. SISKIN USSR 5 VVS 224IAP
Maj Wolfgang SPAETE Germany 5 R.Toliver-T.Constable Luftwaffe 5 & IV./JG54, EKdo16, JG400, JG7 Me-163; Me-262 ace, 1945.
stLt Vasilii Ivanovich STEPANOV USSR 5 T. Polak, N.G.Bodrikhin VVS 18 GIAP 06/01/1952 MiG-15 ace, 1951.
Oblt Gustav STURM Germany 5 P. Kacha Luftwaffe 1 & 2./JG27, Stabst./JG51, JG7 16; 21
Col Harrison Reed 'Harry' THYNG USA 5 F. Olynyk USAAF & USAF 309FS/31FG, 413 FG; 335FIS/4FIG Spitfire, Tunisia 42-43. F-86, Korea. 6 + 5
Maj William Henry 'Willy' WESCOTT USA 5 W.Thompson USAF 84BG(D), 417BG(L); 25FIS/51FIW Air gunner, ww2. F-86 ace, 1952.
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