Air Aces

World Air Aces…..thanks to Syed Hussain for this great post on the best wartime pilots

Historical Excerpts

Russia

British

• Wing Commander Peter Brothers, RAF, 15 victories
• Wing Commander Douglas Ian Benham, RAF, 11+ victories
• Wing Commander Roland Beam, RAF, 10 victories
• Squadron Leader Andrew McKenzie, RAF, 8+ victories
• Wing Commander Geoffrey Page, RAF, 5 victories

American

• Lt. Col. Francis “Gabby” Gabreski, USAAF, 28 victories
• Capt. Joe Foss, USMC, 26 victories
• Major Walker “Bud” Mahurin, USAAF, 24+ victories
• Capt. Donald Gentile, USAAF, 21+ victories
• Capt. Ken Walsh, US Marine Corps, 21 victories
• Major Walter Beckam, USAAF, 18 victories
• Lt. Col. John Mitchell, USAAF, 16 victories
• Major James Goodson,USAAF, 15 victories
• Capt. Jack Ilfrey, USAAF, 8 victories
• Capt. Butch Varis, US Navy, 7+ victories
• Capt. Clayton Gross, USAAF, 6 victories

French

German

• Major Erich Hartmann, 352 victories
• Major Gunther Rall,  275 victories
• Col. Johannes “Mackie” Steinhoff 176 victories
• Lt. Col. Dietrich Hrabak, 125 victories
• Major Walter Krupinski, 107 victories
• General Major Adolf Galland, 104 victories
• Major Wolfgang Spate, 99…

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