Following is a list of all known flying aces.
World War I
Manfred von Richthofen Germany Luftstreitkrafte 80 "The Red Baron", Pour le Merite
René Fonck France Aeronautique Militaire 75 Top Allied
Edward "Mick" Mannock UK Royal Flying Corps 73 disputed (61 minimum) VC, Top English Ace
Billy Bishop Canada Royal Flying Corps 72 disputed VC, Top Canadian Ace
Ernst Udet Germany Luftstreitkrafte 62
Raymond Collishaw Canada Royal Naval Air Service 61 disputed Top RNAS, un- officially about 81
James McCudden UK Royal Flying Corps 57 VC
A. F. W. Beauchamp Proctor South Africa Royal Flying Corps 54
Erich Lowenhardt Germany Luftstreitkrafte 54
Donald R. MacLaren Canada Royal Flying Corps 54
Georges Guynemer France Aeronautique Militaire 53
Roderic Dallas Australia Royal Naval Air Service 50 (disputed) Top Australian
William George Barker Canada Royal Flying Corps 50
Werner Voss Germany Luftstreitkrafte 48
George McElroy UK Royal Flying Corps 47
Robert A. Little Australia Royal Naval Air Service 47
Fritz Rumey Germany Luftstreitkrafte 45
Albert Ball UK Royal Flying Corps 44
Rudolph Berthold Germany Luftstreitkrafte 44
Bruno Loerzer Germany Luftstreitkrafte 44
Charles Nungesser France Aeronautique Militaire 43
Paul Baumer Germany Luftstreitkrafte 43
Tom F. Hazell Ireland Royal Flying Corps 43
Josef Jacobs Germany Luftstreitkrafte 41
Georges F. Madon France Aeronautique Militaire 41
Oswald Boelcke Germany Luftstreitkrafte 40 Pour le Merite
Lothar von Richthofen Germany Luftstreitkrafte 40 Pour le Merite
Franz Buchner Germany Luftstreitkrafte 40
Philip F. Fullard United Kingdom Royal Flying Corps 40
Karl Menckhoff Germany Luftstreitkrafte 39
Heinrich Gontermann Germany Luftstreitkrafte 39
Willy Coppens Belgium Belgian Military Aviation 37
Max Muller Germany Luftstreitkrafte 36
Julius Buckler Germany Luftstreitkrafte 36 Pour le Merite
Maurice Boyau France Aeronautique Militaire 35
Godwin Brumowski Austria-Hungary Luftfahrtruppen 35 Top Austria-Hungary
Gustav Dorr Germany Luftstreitkrafte 35
Eduard von Schleich Germany Luftstreitkrafte 35
Francesco Baracca Italy Corpo Aeronautico Militare 34 Top Italy
Michel Coiffard France Aeronautique Militaire 34
Josef Veltjens Germany Luftstreitkrafte 34
Otto Koennecke Germany Luftstreitkrafte 33
Kurt Wolff Germany Luftstreitkrafte 33
Heinrich Bongartz Germany Luftstreitkrafte 33
Theo Osterkamp Germany Luftstreitkrafte 32 +6 WW II
Emil Thuy Germany Luftstreitkrafte 32
Paul Billik Germany Luftstreitkrafte 31
Karl Bolle Germany Luftstreitkrafte 31
Gotthard Sachsenberg Germany Luftstreitkrafte 31
Karl Allmenroder Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30 Pour le Merite
Carl Degelow Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Heinrich Kroll Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Josef Mai Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Ulrich Neckel Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Karl Schaefer Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
A. H. "Harry" Cobby Australia Australian Flying Corps (AFC) 29 Top AFC
Hermann Frommerz Germany Luftstreitkrafte 29
Walter von Bulow Germany Luftstreitkrafte 28
Walter Blume Germany Luftstreitkrafte 28
Leon Bourjade France Aeronautique Militaire 28
Fritz von Roth Germany Luftstreitkrafte 28
Fritz Bernert Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Otto Fruhner Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Hans Kirschstein Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Armand Pinsard France Aeronautique Militaire 27
Karl Thom Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27 Pour le Merite
Adolf von Tutschek Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Kurt Wusthoff Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Eddie Rickenbacker USA US Army Air Service 26 Top US
Harald Auffarth Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Oscar von Boenigk Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Eduard Dostler Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Arthur Laumann Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Silvio Scaroni Italy Corpo Aeronautico Militare 26
Arthur Rhys Davids UK Royal Flying Corps 25
Rene Dorme France Aeronautique Militaire 23
Gabriel Guerin France Aeronautique Militaire 23
Hermann Goering Germany Luftstreitkrafte 22 Pour le Merite
Claude Haegelen France Aeronautique Militaire 22
Alfred Heurtaux France Aeronautique Militaire 21
Frederick W. Gillet USA Royal Flying Corps 20
Keith Park NZ Australian Flying Corps 20
Aleksandr A. Kozakov Russia Imperial Army Air Service 20 Top Russian
Howard A. Kullberg USA Royal Air Force 19
William C. Lambert USA Royal Flying Corps 18
Frank Luke USA US Army Air Service 18 Medal of Honor, Raoul Lufbery France & USA Escadrille Lafayette
Max Immelmann Germany Luftstreitkrafte 15 "The Blue Max"
James White Canada Royal Naval Air Service 12
Indra Lal Roy India Royal Air Force 10 India's sole ace
Alfred Edwin McKay Canada Royal Flying Corps 10 Military Cross
Christopher Draper UK Royal Naval Air Service 9
Cyril Lowe UK Royal Flying Corps 9
Spanish Civil War
Manfred von Richthofen Germany Luftstreitkrafte 80 "The Red Baron", Pour le Merite
Rene Fonck France Aeronautique Militaire 75 Top Allied
Edward "Mick" Mannock UK Royal Flying Corps 73 disputed (61 confirmed) VC, Top English Ace
Billy Bishop Canada Royal Flying Corps 72 disputed VC, Top Canadian Ace
Ernst Udet Germany Luftstreitkrafte 62
Raymond Collishaw Canada Royal Naval Air Service 61 disputed Top RNAS, unofficial tally may have been 81
James McCudden UK Royal Flying Corps 57 VC
A. F. W. Beauchamp Proctor South Africa Royal Flying Corps 54
Erich Lowenhardt Germany Luftstreitkrafte 54
Donald R. MacLaren Canada Royal Flying Corps 54
Georges Guynemer France Aeronautique Militaire 53
Roderic Dallas Australia Royal Naval Air Service 50 (disputed) Top Australian
William George Barker Canada Royal Flying Corps 50
Werner Voss Germany Luftstreitkrafte 48
George McElroy UK Royal Flying Corps 47
Robert A. Little Australia Royal Naval Air Service 47
Fritz Rumey Germany Luftstreitkrafte 45
Albert Ball UK Royal Flying Corps 44
Rudolph Berthold Germany Luftstreitkrafte 44
Bruno Loerzer Germany Luftstreitkrafte 44
Charles Nungesser France Aeronautique Militaire 43
Paul Baumer Germany Luftstreitkrafte 43
Tom F. Hazell Ireland Royal Flying Corps 43
Josef Jacobs Germany Luftstreitkrafte 41
Georges F. Madon France Aeronautique Militaire 41
Oswald Boelcke Germany Luftstreitkrafte 40 Pour le Mérite
Lothar von Richthofen Germany Luftstreitkrafte 40 Pour le Merite
Franz Buchner Germany Luftstreitkrafte 40
Philip F. Fullard United Kingdom Royal Flying Corps 40
Karl Menckhoff Germany Luftstreitkrafte 39
Heinrich Gontermann Germany Luftstreitkrafte 39
Willy Coppens Belgium Belgian Military Aviation 37
Max Muller Germany Luftstreitkrafte 36
Julius Buckler Germany Luftstreitkrafte 36 Pour le Mérite
Maurice Boyau France Aeronautique Militaire 35
Godwin Brumowski Austria-Hungary Luftfahrtruppen 35 Top Austria-Hungary
Gustav Dorr Germany Luftstreitkrafte 35
Eduard von Schleich Germany Luftstreitkrafte 35
Francesco Baracca Italy Corpo Aeronautico Militare 34 Top Italy
Michel Coiffard France Aeronautique Militaire 34
Josef Veltjens Germany Luftstreitkrafte 34
Otto Koennecke Germany Luftstreitkrafte 33
Kurt Wolff Germany Luftstreitkrafte 33
Heinrich Bongartz Germany Luftstreitkrafte 33
Theo Osterkamp Germany Luftstreitkrafte 32 +6 WW II
Emil Thuy Germany Luftstreitkrafte 32
Paul Billik Germany Luftstreitkrafte 31
Karl Bolle Germany Luftstreitkrafte 31
Gotthard Sachsenberg Germany Luftstreitkrafte 31
Karl Allmenroder Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30 Pour le Merite
Carl Degelow Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Heinrich Kroll Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Josef Mai Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Ulrich Neckel Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
Karl Schaefer Germany Luftstreitkrafte 30
A. H. "Harry" Cobby Australia Australian Flying Corps (AFC) 29 Top AFC
Hermann Frommerz Germany Luftstreitkrafte 29
Walter von Bulow Germany Luftstreitkrafte 28
Walter Blume Germany Luftstreitkrafte 28
Leon Bourjade France Aeronautique Militaire 28
Fritz von Roth Germany Luftstreitkrafte 28
Fritz Bernert Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Otto Fruhner Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Hans Kirschstein Germany Luftstreitkrefte 27
Armand Pinsard France Aeronautique Militaire 27
Karl Thom Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27 Pour le Merite
Adolf von Tutschek Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Kurt Wusthoff Germany Luftstreitkrafte 27
Eddie Rickenbacker USA US Army Air Service 26 Top US
Harald Auffarth Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Oscar von Boenigk Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Eduard Dostler Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Arthur Laumann Germany Luftstreitkrafte 26
Silvio Scaroni Italy Corpo Aeronautico Militare 26
Arthur Rhys Davids UK Royal Flying Corps 25
Rene Dorme France Aeronautique Militaire 23
Hermann Goering Germany Luftstreitkrafte 22 Pour le Mérite
Frederick W. Gillet USA Royal Flying Corps 20
Gabriel Guerin France Aeronautique Militaire 23
Claude Haegelen France Aeronautique Militaire 22
Alfred Heurtaux France Aeronautique Militaire 21
Keith Park NZ Australian Flying Corps 20
Aleksandr A. Kozakov Russia Imperial Army Air Service 20 Top Russian
Howard A. Kullberg USA Royal Air Force 19
William C. Lambert USA Royal Flying Corps 18
Frank Luke USA US Army Air Service 18 Medal of Honor, "The Balloon Buster"
Raoul Lufbery France & USA Escadrille Lafayette & US Army Air Service 16
Max Immelmann Germany Luftstreitkrafte 15 "The Blue Max"
James White Canada Royal Naval Air Service 12
Indra Lal Roy India Royal Air Force 10 India's only Ace
Alfred Edwin McKay Canada Royal Flying Corps 10 Military Cross
Christopher Draper UK Royal Naval Air Service 9 "The Mad Major"
Cyril Lowe UK Royal Flying Corps 9
World War II
Erich Hartmann Germany Luftwaffe 352
Gerhard Barkhorn Germany Luftwaffe 301
Günther Rall Germany Luftwaffe 275
Otto Kittel Germany Luftwaffe 267
Walter Nowotny Germany Luftwaffe 258
Wilhelm Batz Germany Luftwaffe 237
Erich Rudorffer Germany Luftwaffe 222
Heinz Bär Germany Luftwaffe 220 (16 Me-262)
Hermann Graf Germany Luftwaffe 212
Heinrich Ehrler Germany Luftwaffe 208
Theodor Weissenberger Germany Luftwaffe 208 (8 Me-262)
Hans Philipp Germany Luftwaffe 206
Walter Schuck Germany Luftwaffe 206
Anton Hafner Germany Luftwaffe 204
Helmut Lipfert Germany Luftwaffe 203
Walter Krupinski Germany Luftwaffe 197
Anton Hackl Germany Luftwaffe 192
Joachim Brendel Germany Luftwaffe 189
Max Stotz Germany Luftwaffe 189
Joachim Kirschner Germany Luftwaffe 188
Kurt Brändle Germany Luftwaffe 180
Günther Josten Germany Luftwaffe 178
Johannes Steinhoff Germany Luftwaffe 178
Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert Germany Luftwaffe 174
Günther Schack Germany Luftwaffe 174
Emil Lang Germany Luftwaffe 173
Heinz Schmidt Germany Luftwaffe 173
Horst Ademeit Germany Luftwaffe 166
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke Germany Luftwaffe 162
Hans-Joachim Marseille Germany Luftwaffe 158
Heinrich Sturm Germany Luftwaffe 158
Gerhard Thyben Germany Luftwaffe 157
Hans Beisswenger Germany Luftwaffe 152
Peter Düttmann Germany Luftwaffe 152
Gordon M. Gollob Germany Luftwaffe 150
Fritz Tegtmeier Germany Luftwaffe 146
Albin Wolf Germany Luftwaffe 144
Kurt Tanzer Germany Luftwaffe 143
Friedrich-Karl Muller Germany Luftwaffe 140
Karl Gratz Germany Luftwaffe 138
Heinrich Setz Germany Luftwaffe 138
Rudolf Trenkel Germany Luftwaffe 138
Walter Wolfrum Germany Luftwaffe 137
Horst-Gunther von Fassong Germany Luftwaffe 136
Otto Fonnekold Germany Luftwaffe 136
Karl-Heinz Weber Germany Luftwaffe 136
Joachim Muencheberg Germany Luftwaffe 135
Hans Waldmann Germany Luftwaffe 134
Alfred Grislawski Germany Luftwaffe 133
Franz Schall Germany Luftwaffe 133
Johannes Wiese Germany Luftwaffe 133
Adolf Borchers Germany Luftwaffe 132
Adolf Dickfeld Germany Luftwaffe 132
Erwin Clausen Germany Luftwaffe 132
Wilhelm Lemke Germany Luftwaffe 131
Gerhard Hoffmann Germany Luftwaffe 130
Franz Eisenach Germany Luftwaffe 129
Walther Dahl Germany Luftwaffe 129
Heinrich Sterr Germany Luftwaffe 129
Franz Dorr Germany Luftwaffe 128
Rudolf Rademacher Germany Luftwaffe 126
Josef Zwernemann Germany Luftwaffe 126
Dietrich Hrabak Germany Luftwaffe 125
Wolf Ettel Germany Luftwaffe 124
Herbert Ihlefeld Germany Luftwaffe 123
Wolfgang Tonne Germany Luftwaffe 122
Heinz Marquardt Germany Luftwaffe 121
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer Germany Luftwaffe 121
Robert Weiss Germany Luftwaffe 121
Erich Leie Germany Luftwaffe 121
Friedrich Obleser Germany Luftwaffe 120
Franz-Josef Beerenbrock Germany Luftwaffe 117
Hans-Joachim Birkner Germany Luftwaffe 117
Jakob Norz Germany Luftwaffe 117
Walter Oesau Germany Luftwaffe 117
Heinz Wernicke Germany Luftwaffe 117
August Lambert Germany Luftwaffe 116
Werner Molders Germany Luftwaffe 115
Wilhelm Crinius Germany Luftwaffe 114
Werner Schroer Germany Luftwaffe 114
Hans Dammers Germany Luftwaffe 113
Berthold Korts Germany Luftwaffe 113
Helmut Lent Germany Luftwaffe 113
Kurt Buhligen Germany Luftwaffe 112
Kurt Ubben Germany Luftwaffe 110
Franz Woidich Germany Luftwaffe 110
Reinhard Seiler Germany Luftwaffe 109
Emil Bitsch Germany Luftwaffe 108
Hans Hahn Germany Luftwaffe 108
Bernhard Vechtel Germany Luftwaffe 108
Viktor Bauer Germany Luftwaffe 106
Werner Lucas Germany Luftwaffe 106
Gunther Lutzow Germany Luftwaffe 105
Adolf Galland Germany Luftwaffe 104
Eberhard von Boremski Germany Luftwaffe 104
Heinz Sachsenberg Germany Luftwaffe 104
Hartmann Grasser Germany Luftwaffe 103
Siegfried Freytag Germany Luftwaffe 102
Friedrich Geisshardt Germany Luftwaffe 102
Egon Mayer Germany Luftwaffe 102
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann Germany Luftwaffe 102
Josef Wurmheller Germany Luftwaffe 102
Rudolf Miethig Germany Luftwaffe 101
Josef Priller Germany Luftwaffe 101
Ulrich Wernitz Germany Luftwaffe 101
Rudolf Muller Germany Luftwaffe 101
Ilmari Juutilainen Finland Finnish Air Force. Total victories Winter War and Continuation War 94
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 87 (some sources indicate kills over 120)
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Germany Luftwaffe 83
Tetsuzo Iwamoto Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 80 (216 unconfirmed)
Hans Wind Finland Finnish Air Force Continuation War 75
Erbo Graf von Kageneck Germany Luftwaffe 67
Heinz Roekker Germany Luftwaffe 64
Saburo Sakai Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 60+
Ivan Kozhedub Soviet Union VVS 62
Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin Soviet Union VVS 59
Grigori Reschkalow Soviet Union VVS 58
Eino Luukkanen Finland Finnish Air Force 56
Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland Germany Luftwaffe 55
Marmaduke 'Pat' Pattle South African Royal Air Force 51+
Urho Lehtovaara Finland Finnish Air Force 44½
Oiva Tuominen Finland Finnish Air Force 44
Alexandru Erbnescu Romania Romanian Air Force 44
Constantine Cantacuzino Romania Romanian Air Force 43
Olli Puhakka Finland Finnish Air Force 42
Richard I. Bong USA Army Air Force 40
James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson UK Royal Air Force 38
Olavi Puro Finland Finnish Air Force 36
Nils Katajainen Finland Finnish Air Force 35½
Thomas B. McGuire USA Army Air Forces 38
David McCampbell USA Navy 34
Toshio Ohta Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 34
Pierre Clostermann France Royal Air Force 23 (+9 probable)
Lauri Nissinen Finland Finnish Air Force 32½
George F. Beurling Canada Royal Air Force 31 1/3
Brendan Eamon Fergus "Paddy" Finucane Ireland Royal Air Force 32
Kyosti Karhila Finland Finnish Air Force 32
Adolph 'Sailor' Malan South Africa Royal Air Force 32
Jorma Karhunen Finland Finnish Air Force 31
Dezso Szengyorgyi Hungary Hungarian Air Force 30 1/2
Shoichi Sugita Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 30+
Kaneyoshi Mutoh Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 30
Emil Vesa Finland Finnish Air Force 29½
Robert Roland Stanford Tuck UK Royal Air Force 29
Bob Braham UK Royal Air Force 29
Clive Caldwell Australia Royal Australian Air Force 28½
Tapio Jarvi Finland Finnish Air Force 28½
"Ginger" Lacy UK Royal Air Force 28
Francis "Gabby" Gabreski Poland/USA Army Air Forces 28 (+2.5 ground) +6.5 Korea
Robert S. Johnson USA Army Air Forces 27
Charles H. Macdonald USA Army Air Forces 27
Junichi Sasai Japan Imperial Japanese Navy 27
Klaus Alakoski Finland Finnish Air Force 26
Joseph J. Foss USA U.S. Marine Corps 26
Lajos Toth Hungary Royal Hungarian Air Force 26
Adriano Visconti Italy Italian Air Force 26
George E. Preddy, Jr. United States Army Air Force 25.8 (+5 ground)
Robert M. Hanson United States U.S. Marine Corps 25
Douglas Bader UK Royal Air Force 23
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington United States U.S. Marine Corps 24 (2 AVG)
Cecil E. Harris USA Navy 24
John C. Meyer United States Army Air Forces 24 (+13 ground) +2 Korea
Eugene A Valencia United States Navy 23
Kalevi Tervo Finland Finnish Air Force 23
Jorma Saarinen Finland Finnish Air Force 23
Lance C. Wade USA Royal Air Force 23
Eero Kinnunen Finland Finnish Air Force 22½
David C. Schilling United States Army Air Forces 22½ (+10½ ground)
Wing Commander Edward F. Charles Canada RCAF 22
Gerald R. Johnson United States Army Air Forces 22
Neel E. Kearby United States Army Air Forces 22
Jay T. Robbins United States Army Air Forces 22
Stanislaw Skalski Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 22
Donald S. Gentile United States Army Air Forces 21.83 (+7 ground {2 RAF})
Antti Tani Finland Finnish Air Force 21½
Frederick J. Christensen United States Army Air Forces 21½
Raymond S. Wetmore United States Army Air Forces 21.25 (+2 ground)
John J. Voll United States Army Air Forces 21
Kenneth A. Walsh United States U.S. Marine Corps 21
Paavo Myllyla Finland Finnish Air Force 21
Walker M. Mahurin United States Army Air Forces 20.75 (+3.5 Korea)
Karel Kuttelwascher Czechoslovakia Royal Air Force 20
Donald N. Aldrich United States U.S. Marine Corps 20
Thomas J. Lynch United States Army Air Forces 20
Squadron Leader Henry W. McLeod Canada RCAF 20 (KIA)
Robert B. Westbrook United States Army Air Forces 20
Viktor Pyotsia Finland Finnish Air Force 19½
Vaino Suhonen Finland Finnish Air Force 19½
John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham UK Royal Air Force 19 (mainly as nightfighter)
Glenn E. Duncan United States Army Air Forces 19 (+7.8 ground)
Patrick D. Fleming United States Navy 19
Cornelius N. Nooy USA Navy 19
John L. Smith United States U.S. Marine Corps 19
Alexander Vraciu United States Navy 19
Erik Teromaa Finland Finnish Air Force 19
Arthur J. Benko USA Army Air Forces 18½
Marion E. Carl USA U.S. Marine Corps 18½
Lauri Pekuri Finland Finnish Air Force 18½
Leonard K. Carson USA Army Air Forces 18½ (+3.5 ground)
Glenn T. Eagleson USA Army Air Forces 18½ (+5 ground) +2 Korea
Wilbur J. Thomas USA U.S. Marine Corps 18½
Witold Urbanowicz Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 18
Walter C. Beckham USA Army Air Forces 18
Herschel H. Green USA Army Air Forces 18
John C. Herbst United States Army Air Forces 18
Charles H. Older USA Army Air Forces 18 (10 AVG)
Hubert Zemke United States Army Air Forces 17.75
John B. England USA Army Air Forces 17.5
Duane W. Beeson United States Army Air Forces 17.33 (+4.8 ground)
Jouko Huotari Finland Finnish Air Force 17½
John F. Thornell USA Army Air Forces 17.25 (+2 ground)
Henry W. Brown USA Army Air Forces 17.2 (+14½ ground)
Josef Frantisek Czechoslovakia Polish Air Force and RAF 17
Jorma Sarvanto Finland Finnish Air Force 17
Yrjo Turkka Finland Finnish Air Force 17
Gerald W. Johnson USA Army Air Forces 17
James H. Varnell USA Army Air Forces 17
Keith Truscott Australia Royal Australian Air Force 17
Alois Vasatko Czechoslovakia RAF 17
Eugeniusz Horbaczewski Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 16½
Squadron Leader William T. Klersey Canada RCAF 16½
Aulis Lumme Finland Finnish Air Force 16½
Eero Riihikallio Finland Finnish Air Force 16½
John T. Godfrey USA Army Air Forces 16.33 (+18 ground)
Clarence E. Anderson USA Army Air Forces 16.25 (+1 ground)
Bolesaw Gadych Poland Polish Air Force/USAAF 16
Douglas Baker USA Navy 16
Wing Commander James F. Edwards Canada RCAF 16
Eero Halonen Finland Finnish Air Force 16
Bill Harris USA Army Air Forces 16
Wing Commander Robert W. McNair Canada RCAF 16
Ira C. Kepford USA Navy 16
Charles R. Stimpson USA Navy 16
Group Captain P. S. Turner Canada RCAF 16
George S. Welch USA Army Air Forces 16
Donald M. Beerbower USA Army Air Forces 15½
Richard A. Peterson USA Army Air Forces 15½ (+3½ ground)
William T. Whisner, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 15½(+3½ ground) +5 1/2 Korea
James E. Swett USA U.S. Marine Corps 15.5
John Waddy Australian Royal Australian Air Force 15½
William T. Whisner, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 15½ (+3½ ground) + 5.5 Korea
David Lee "Tex" Hill USA USAAF 15.25 (10.25 AVG)
Martti Alho Finland Finnish Air Force 15
Jack T. Bradley USA Army Air Forces 15
Samuel J. Brown USA Army Air Forces 15
Edward Cragg USA Army Air Forces 15
William D. Dunham USA Army Air Forces 15
Robert W. Foy USA Army Air Forces 15
Ralph K. Hofer USA Army Air Forces 15 (+14 ground)
Cyril F. Homer USA Army Air Forces 15
Harold L. Spears USA U.S. Marine Corps 15
Donald H. Bochkay USA Army Air Forces 14.84
Donald J. Blakeslee USA Army Air Forces 14½ (incl 3 RAF)
John D. Landers USA Army Air Forces 14½ (+20 ground)
Aaro Nuorala Finland Finnish Air Force 14½
Joseph H. Powers, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 14½
Johnnie Checketts NZ Royal New Zealand Air Force 14½
Bruce W. Carr USA Army Air Forces 14 (+10 ground)
Robert C. Curtis USA Army Air Forces 14
Kenneth H. Dahlberg USA Army Air Forces 14
Robert M. DeHaven USA Army Air Forces 14
Archie G. Donahue USA U.S. Marine Corps 14
Wallace N. Emmer USA Army Air Forces 14
James A. Goodson USA Army Air Forces 14 (+13 ground)
Arthur R. Hawkins USA Navy 14
Pat Hughes Australia Royal Australian Air Force 14
Arthur F. Jeffrey USA Army Air Forces 14
Edward O. McComas USA Army Air Forces 14
Elbert S. McCuskey USA Navy 14
Daniel T. Roberts, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 14
Hans-Ulrich Rudel Germany Luftwaffe 14
John L. Wirth USA Navy 14
George C. Duncan USA Navy 13½
Pekka Kokko Finland Finnish Air Force 13½
Heimo Lampi Finland Finnish Air Force 13½
Roger W. Mehle USA Navy 13½
Charlie Scherf Australia Royal Australian Air Force 13½
Donald J. Strait USA Army Air Forces 13½
George Carpenter USA Army Air Forces 13.4 (+4 ground)
Donald S. Bryan USA Army Air Forces 13.34
John Wong Pan-Yang / Wang Banyang USA Nationalist Chinese Air Force (USA-born volunteer) 13
James L. Brooks USA Army Air Forces 13
Jan Zumbach Poland Polish Air Force 13
Daniel A. Carmichael, Jr. USA Navy 13
James N. Cupp USA U.S. Marine Corps 13
Clyde B. East USA Army Air Forces 13
Robert E. Galer USA U.S. Marine Corps 13
John F. Hampshire USA Army Air Forces 13
Bruce K. Holloway USA Army Air Forces 13
William P. Marontate USA U.S. Marine Corps 13
Willard. W. Millikan USA Army Air Forces 13 (+2 ground)
Glennon T. Moran USA Army Air Forces 13 (+3 ground)
Robert Neale USA American Volunteer Group 13 (+2.5 ground)
Robin Olds USA Army Air Forces 13 (+11 ground +4 Vietnam)
Yrjo Pallasvuo Finland Finnish Air Force 13
Harry A. Parker USA Army Air Forces 13
Roy W. Rushing USA Navy 13
Edward O. Shaw USA U.S. Marine Corps 13
Robert W. Stephens USA Army Air Forces 13
John R. Strane USA Navy 13
Wendell V. Twelves USA Navy 13
Felix D. Williamson USA Army Air Forces 13
Henryk Pietrzak Poland Polish Air Force/Royal Air Force 12½
Lasse Aaltonen Finland Finnish Air Force 12½
Lowell K. Brueland USA Air Force 12½ (+2
Korea)
Kenneth D. Frazier USA U.S. Marine Corps 12½
Eino Koskinen Finland Finnish Air Force 12½
Onni Paronen Finland Finnish Air Force 12½
Urho Sarjamo Finland Finnish Air Force 12½
Per-Erik Sovelius Finland Finnish Air Force 12½
James C. Stewart USA Army Air Forces 12½ (+1 ground)
Quince L. Brown USA Army Air Forces 12.33 (+2 ground)
Leo Ahokas Finland Finnish Air Force 12
Michael Brezas USA Army Air Forces 12
Levi R. Chase USA Army Air Forces 12
Clement M. Craig USA Navy 12
David B. Eastham USA Army Air Forces 12
Loren D. Everton USA U.S. Marine Corps 12
George W. Gleason USA Army Air Forces 12 (+2.5 ground)
Leroy E. Harris USA Navy 12
Coatsworth B. Head, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 12
Roger R. Hedrick USA Navy 12
William E. Henry USA Navy 12
Howard D. Hively USA Army Air Forces 12 (+2.5 ground)
Kenneth G. Ladd USA Army Air Forces 12
Lydia Litvak Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 12
William J. Masoner, Jr. USA Navy 12
Pierce W. McKennon USA Army Air Forces 12 (+9.7 ground)
Robert W. Moore USA Army Air Forces 12
Michael J. Quirk USA Army Air Forces 12 (+5 ground)
LeRoy A. Schreiber USA Army Air Forces 12 (+2 ground)
Harold E. Segal USA U.S. Marine Corps 12
James A. Shirley USA Navy 12
Norman C. Skogstad USA Army Air Forces 12
William J. Sloan USA Army Air Forces 12
Eugene A. Trowbridge USA Army Air Forces 12
Richard E. Turner USA Army Air Forces 12 (11?) (incl 2 V-1)
James A. Watkins USA Army Air Forces 12
Richard L. West USA Army Air Forces 12
Nicholas Megura USA Army Air Forces 11.84 (+3.8 ground)
George R. Carr USA Navy 11½
James A. Clark, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 11½ (+4.5 ground)
Paul A. Conger USA Army Air Forces 11½
Olin E. Gilbert USA Army Air Forces 11½
William T. Halton USA Army Air Forces 11½ (+2 ground)
John A. Kirla, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 11½ (+.5 ground)
William N. Snider USA U.S. Marine Corps 11½
Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager USA Army Air Forces 11½
Liu Chi-Sheng / Liu Zhesheng China Chinese Nationalist Air Force 11.3
Louis H. Norley USA Army Air Forces 11.3 (+5 ground)
Philip C. DeLong USA Marine Corps 11.2 (+2 Korea)
Frederick E. Bakutis USA Navy 11
Harold W. Bauer USA U.S. Marine Corps 11
John T. Blackburn USA Navy 11
Katya Budanova Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 11
William A. Dean, Jr. USA Navy 11
Geoff Fisken New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force 11
Carl M. Frantz USA Army Air Forces 11
James B. French USA Navy 11
Robert J. Goebel USA Army Air Forces 11
Phillip L. Kirkwood USA Navy 11
John B. Lawler USA Army Air Forces 11
Robert J. Goebel USA Army Air Forces 11
Hemmo Leino Finland Finnish Air Force 11
Francis J. Lent USA Army Air Forces 11
Leland P. Holland USA Army Air Forces 11
William L. Leverette USA Army Air Forces 11
John S. Loisel USA Army Air Forces 11
Wayne L. Lowry USA Army Air Forces 11
Charles M. Mallory USA Navy 11
Charles M. McCorkle USA Army Air Forces 11
Norman L. McDonald USA Army Air Forces 11
Hamilton McWhorter III USA Navy 11
John W. Mitchell USA Air Force 11 (+4 Korea)
Urho Nieminen Finland Finnish Air Force 11
James V. Reber, Jr. USA Navy 11
Elmer W. Richardson USA Army Air Forces 11 (8?)
Robert H. Riddle USA Army Air Forces 11
James F. Rigg USA Navy 11
Donald E. Runyon USA Navy 11
Donald H. Sapp USA U.S. Marine Corps 11
Murray Shubin USA Army Air Forces 11
Cornelius Smith, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 11
Kenneth C. Sparks USA Army Air Forces 11
Richard E. Stanbrook USA Navy 11
Ilkka Torronen Finland Finnish Air Force 11
Stanley W. Vejtasa USA Navy 11
George T. Burgard USA AVG 10.75
Frank Q. O'Conner USA Army Air Forces 10.75
Charles F. Anderson, Jr. USA Army Air Forces 10½ (+5½ ground)
Mirosaw Feri Poland Polish Air Force 10½
Marshall U. Beebe USA Navy 10½
George F. Ceulleers USA Army Air Forces 10½
Jack E. Conger USA U.S. Marine Corps 10½
George A. Doersch USA Army Air Forces 10½ (+½ ground)
Niilo Erkinheimo Finland Finnish Air Force 10½
William J. Hovde USA Army Air Forces 10½ (+2 ground +4 Korea)
Martti Kalima Finland Finnish Air Force 10½
Kullervo Lahtela Finland Finnish Air Force 10½
Raymond H. Littge USA Army Air Force 10½
Kullervo Lahtela Finland Finnish Air Force 10½
Raymond H. Littge USA Army Air Forces 10½ (+13 ground)
Raymond H. Littge USA AVG 10½
Kai Metsola Finland Finnish Air Force 10½
Edward Rector USA AVG 10½ (6.5 AVG)
Russell E. Reiserer USA Navy 10½
John A. Storch USA Army Air Force 10½ (+1½ ground)
John C. Symmes USA Navy 10½
John V. Newkirk USA AVG 10½
Kai Metsola Finland Finnish Air Force 10½
Eino Peltola Finland Finnish Air Force 10½
Robert E. Murray USA Navy 10.4
Ralph E. Elliot USA Navy 10.3
Fred W. Glover USA Army Air Force 10.3 (+12.5 ground)
William D. McGarry USA AVG 10.25
Robert W. Aschenbrenner USA Army Air Force 10
Frank B. Baldwin USA USMC 10
Wayne K. Blickenstaff USA Army Air Force 10
Joseph E. Broadhead USA Army Air Force 10
