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[[Fighter ace]]s in [[World War II]] had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the [[aviator|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 service brought to the awarding of victory credits, et cetera.

[[Fighter ace]]s in [[World War II]] had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors: the [[aviator|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 service brought to the awarding of victory credits, et cetera.


Towards the end of the war, the [[Axis powers]] had largely exhausted their supply of skilled pilots and the replacements did not have as much opportunity to gain enough experience to be successful. Additionally, national policies differed; German, Italian, and Japanese{{sfn|Holmes|2011|p=314}} pilots tended to return to the cockpit over and over again until they were killed.{{#tag:ref|By 1945, combat experienced Japanese airmen were often detailed to provide fighter escort for newer inexperienced ''Kamikaze'' pilots en route to their targets in the [[Pacific]] |group=N}}

Towards the end of the war, the [[Axis powers]] had largely exhausted their supply of skilled pilots and the replacements did not have as much opportunity to gain enough experience to be successful. Additionally, national policies differed; German, Italian, and Japanese{{sfn|Holmes|2011|p=314}} pilots tended to return to the cockpit over and over again until they were killed.{{#tag:ref|By 1945, combat experienced Japanese airmen were often detailed to provide fighter escort for newer inexperienced ''Kamikaze'' pilots en route to their targets in the [[Pacific]]|group=N}}


It is not clear what impact each nation's rules for score crediting have on the counts listed below. Germans credited a shared victory to only one pilot, while the French credited full victory to all participants. British, Finnish and US air forces credited fractional shares of aerial victories, resulting in fractions, such as 11½, which might be for example 10 aircraft and three shares with the second pilot. Some U.S. commands also credited aircraft destroyed on the ground. The Soviets counted only solo kills, while group kills were counted separately, as did the Japanese. The Italian Air Force did not officially credit victories to individual pilots, but to their unit as a whole. Probable kills are usually left out of the list.

It is not clear what impact each nation's rules for score crediting have on the counts listed below. Germans credited a shared victory to only one pilot, while the French credited full victory to all participants. British, Finnish and US air forces credited fractional shares of aerial victories, resulting in fractions, such as 11½, which might be for example 10 aircraft and three shares with the second pilot. Some U.S. commands also credited aircraft destroyed on the ground. The Soviets counted only solo kills, while group kills were counted separately, as did the Japanese. The Italian Air Force did not officially credit victories to individual pilots, but to their unit as a whole. Probable kills are usually left out of the list.
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File:Bazu0.jpg|[[Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator)|Constantin Cantacuzino]], the highest scoring Romanian ace and the 3rd highest scoring ace of the European Axis powers

File:Bazu0.jpg|[[Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator)|Constantin Cantacuzino]], the highest scoring Romanian ace and the 3rd highest scoring ace of the European Axis powers

File:Mato Dukovac.jpg|[[Mato Dukovac]], the highest scoring Croatian ace

File:Mato Dukovac.jpg|[[Mato Dukovac]], the highest scoring Croatian ace

File:Eino Ilmari Juutilainen.jpg|[[Ilmari Juutilainen]], the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force and the highest scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time

File:Eino Ilmari Juutilainen.jpg|[[Ilmari Juutilainen]], the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force and the highest scoring non-German fighter pilot

File:Squadron Leader Pattle of 33 Squadron RAF Greece IWM ME(RAF) 1260 (cropped).jpg|[[Pat Pattle|Marmaduke 'Pat' Pattle]], the highest scoring United Kingdom and [[British Empire|Empire]] ace

File:Squadron Leader Pattle of 33 Squadron RAF Greece IWM ME(RAF) 1260 (cropped).jpg|[[Pat Pattle|Marmaduke 'Pat' Pattle]], the highest scoring United Kingdom and [[British Empire|Empire]] ace

File:George Beurling Vancouver 1943.jpg|[[George Beurling]], the highest scoring Canadian ace

File:George Beurling Vancouver 1943.jpg|[[George Beurling]], the highest scoring Canadian ace
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File:Tetsuzo Iwamoto.jpg|[[Tetsuzō Iwamoto]], Japanese Navy fighter ace, often credited with being the top scoring Japanese ace

File:Tetsuzo Iwamoto.jpg|[[Tetsuzō Iwamoto]], Japanese Navy fighter ace, often credited with being the top scoring Japanese ace

File:Teresio Martinoli.jpg|[[Teresio Vittorio Martinoli]], the highest scoring [[Regia Aeronautica]] ace

File:Teresio Martinoli.jpg|[[Teresio Vittorio Martinoli]], the highest scoring [[Regia Aeronautica]] ace

File:Hiroyoshi Nishizawa a.jpg|[[Hiroyoshi Nishizawa]], it is said that he was the best pilot in Asia during World War II

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===Aces===

===Aces===

{{List of World War II flying aces}}

{{List of World War II flying aces}}

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*[[List of World War II aces from Australia]]

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; text-align:right; width: 100%;"

*[[List of World War II aces from Austria]]

|-

*[[List of World War II aces from Belgium]]

|+

*[[List of World War II aces from Bulgaria]]

! scope="col" style="width:17%; | Name

*[[List of World War II aces from Canada]]

! scope="col" style="width:13%; | Country

*[[List of World War II aces from China]]

! scope="col" style="width:17%; | Service(s)

*[[List of World War II aces from Croatia]]

! scope="col" | Aerial Victories

*[[List of World War II aces from Czechoslovakia]]

! scope="col" | Other Aerial Victories

*[[List of World War II aces from Denmark]]

! scope="col" | Notes

*[[List of World War II aces from Finland]]

|-

*[[List of World War II aces from France]] <small>([[List of Vichy France flying aces|Vichy France]])</small>

| {{sortname|Charles E.|Watts|nolink=1}}

*[[List of World War II aces from Germany]] <small>([[List of German World War II jet aces|Jet aces]], [[List of German World War II night fighter aces|night fighter]])</small>

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

*[[List of World War II aces from Hungary]]

| [[U.S. Navy]]

*[[List of World War II aces from Italy]]

| 8.75

*[[List of World War II aces from Ireland]]

|

*[[List of World War II aces from Japan]]

|

*[[List of World War II aces from New Zealand]]

|-

*[[List of World War II aces from Norway]]

| {{sortname|John L.|Banks|nolink=1}}

*[[List of World War II aces from Poland]]

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

*[[List of World War II flying aces from Romania]]

| [[U.S. Navy]]

*[[List of World War II aces from Slovakia]]

| 8.5

*[[List of World War II aces from South Africa]]

|

*[[List of World War II aces from Southern Rhodesia]]

|

*[[List of World War II aces from the Soviet Union]]

|-

*[[List of World War II aces from Spain]]

| {{sortname|William E.|Bryan, Jr.|nolink=1}}

*[[List of World War II aces from the United Kingdom]]

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

*[[List of World War II aces from the United States]]

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

{{col-end}}

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Stanisław|Brzeski}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James B.|Cain|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles J.|Cesky|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Oscar I.|Chenoweth|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur|Chin}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[Chinese Nationalist Air Force]]

| 8.5

|

| First American ace of WWII, flew [[biplane]] fighter

|-

| {{sortname|Frank A.|Cutler|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

| (+3 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Carl C.|Foster|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John F.|Gray|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Everett G.|Hargreaves|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Thomas L.|Hayes, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Zdzisław|Henneberg}} †

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John H.|Hoefker|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Otto D.|Jenkins|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

| (+2 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur G.|Johnson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|George Noel|Keith}} †

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Wacław|Król}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frank L.|Lawlor|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gregory K.|Loesch|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Carl J.|Luksic}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

| (+7 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Donald|McDowell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Bernard J.|McGrattan|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Sanford K.|Moats}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|Morgan, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George W.|Pigman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Claude W.|Plant|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Albert L.|Schlegel|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Dallas|Schmidt}}

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Larry R.|Self|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Eugeniusz|Szaposznikow}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 8⅓

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John Fraser|Drummond}}

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8⅓

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Franklin T.|Gabriel|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8¼

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George Bray|McMillan}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8¼

|

| (+1 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Adolf|Pietrasiak}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 8.1

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Witold|Łokuciewski}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Helmut|Lennartz}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 8+{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1505}}

|

| Jet ace with 8 victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|-

| {{sortname|Erich|Büttner|Erich Büttner (pilot)}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 8{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|

| Jet ace with all victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]

|-

| {{sortname|John M.|Ainlay|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| possibly just 7

|-

| {{sortname|John R.|Alison}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|David W.|Allen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frederick A.|Bardshar|Fred Bardshar}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lloyd G.|Barnard|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Walter G.|Benz, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William J.|Bonneau|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert J.|Booth|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Roy O.|Burnett, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Walter J.|Carroll, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William N.|Case|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|J. D.|Collinsworth|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| possibly just 6

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur W.|Cruikshank|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Václav|Cukr-Cooper|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|John|Curchin}} †

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Fernley H.|Damstrom|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John F.|Dobbin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Landis E.|Doner|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frederick J.|Dorsch|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Walter F.|Duke|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William C.|Edens|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| (+3 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|Elder|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| (+13 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Eric A.|Evenson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur C.|Fielder, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Francis M.|Fleming|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James M.|Fowle|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William A.|Gardner}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frank|Gaunt|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| possibly just 7

|-

| {{sortname|Francis R.|Gerard|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Clement D.|Gile|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Maxwell H.|Glenn|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| possibly just 5 (+3 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Mathew M.|Gordon|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leroy V.|Grosshuesch}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Fred E.|Gutt}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Mayo A.|Hadden, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Leonard|Haines}} †

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

| (+ 4 shared)

|-

| {{sortname|Peter|Hall|Peter Hall (RNZAF officer)}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Aladár|Heppes|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frederick A.|Harris|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth F.|Hart|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edwin J.|Herman (or Hernan), Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George L.|Hollowell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Angus|Horne|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack M.|Ilfrey}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Mervyn|Ingram}} †

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Michael J.|Jackson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| (+5.5 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Byron M.|Johnson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John M.|Johnson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|Jones|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Claiborne H.|Kinnard|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| (+17 ground kills)

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Pál|Kovács|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles M.|Kunz|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Wolfgang|Kuthe|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 8{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1504}}

|

| [[Night fighter]] ace

|-

| {{sortname|William N.|Leonard}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Elvin L.|Lindsay|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Thomas E.|Maloney|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| possibly just 7

|-

| {{sortname|William R.|Maxwell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Earl|May, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Wallace|McIntosh}}

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

| Avro Lancaster [[tail gunner]]

|-

| {{sortname|Johnnie G.|Miller|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Erich|Mix}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 8

| +3 in [[World War I]]

| possibly 13

|-

| {{sortname|William W.|Momyer}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Douglas W.|Mulcahey|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Alva C.|Murphy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph L.|Narr|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George P.|Novotny|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John G.|O'Neill|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward M.|Owen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Nathan T.|Post|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Luther D.|Prater, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward F.|Roddy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert R.|Rowland}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Philip|Sangermano (FO)|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles W.|Sawyer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]];<br/>[[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| victories with 2 air forces

|-

| {{sortname|Glenn D.|Schiltz Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|David A.|Scott|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

| possibly 9

|-

| {{sortname|Dale E.|Shafer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert M.|Shaw|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William A.|Shomo}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| Ace in a day, awarded the Medal of Honor for this action

|-

| {{sortname|Irving|Smith|Irving Smith (RAF officer)}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 8

|

| Transferred to the Royal Air Force after WWII

|-

| {{sortname|Robert H.|Smith|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gordon Arthur|Stanley}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arland|Stanton|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|Sublett|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leopold|Šrom|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James B.|Tapp|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Philip Edward|Tovrea Jr.}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James O.|Tyler|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John|Urwin-Mann}}

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

| (+2 shared victories)

|

|-

| {{sortname|Victor|Verity}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John W.|Vogt, Jr.}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Boyd D. "Buzz"|Wagner}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| First U.S. Armed Forces ace, within nine days of [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]]<!-- 1) As part of U.S. forces action in WWII, excluding Americans flying earlier with other forces. 2) Dec 17 on far side of International Date Line, where it was already Dec 8 when Attack on Pearl Harbor happened. --->

|-

| {{sortname|Victor E.|Warford|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur T.|Warner|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles E.|Weaver|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 8

|

| (+3 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Hans-Dieter|Weihs}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 8{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|

| Jet ace with all victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]

|-

| {{sortname|Norman. F|Williams|Norman Williams (RAAF officer)}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Australian Air Force]]

| 8

|

| [[Tail gunner|Bomber rear gunner]]

|-

| {{sortname|Rex Kerslake|Wilson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Australian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Theodore H.|Winters, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald K.|Yost|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Dan|Scurtu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Traian|Dirjan|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Eugen|Cameceanu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Mihai|Mihordea|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ioan|Panaite|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 8

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph L.|Lang|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7.83

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Everett W.|Stewart}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7.83

|

| (+1.5 ground kills)

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|John|Latta|John Latta (RAF officer)}} †

| {{flagicon|Canada|1921}} [[Canada]]

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Józef|Jeka}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Forces]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 7.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Henryk|Pietrzak}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Forces]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 7.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Howard M.|Burriss|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 7.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth J.|Dahms|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 7.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John H.|Lowell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7.5

|

| Acting commanding officer of 364th Fighter Group

|-

| {{sortname|Vermont|Garrison}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7.3

| +10 in [[Korean War]]

| Ace in each of two wars

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Noel le Chevalier|Agazarian|Noel Agazarian}} †

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Calvin D.|Allen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| 52nd FG, 5th Fighter Squadron, ETO

|-

| {{sortname|Alfred|Ambs}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|

| Jet ace with all victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]

|-

| {{sortname|Georg|Christl}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=98}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Otto|Stammberger}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1245}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William Y.|Anderson}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}<br/>{{flag|Sweden}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| (+1 [[V-1 (flying bomb)|V-1 flying bomb]])

|-

| {{sortname|Karl-Heinz|Becker|Karl-Heinz Becker (pilot)}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|

| Jet ace with all victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Rolf Arne|Berg|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Norway}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Marian|Bełc}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harry W.|Brown|Harry W. Brown (pilot)}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Claude J.|Crenshaw|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| (+ 3 on the Ground) Crewshaw shot down 4 Fw 190 in one day with three working MG

|-

| {{sortname|Liu|Chui-Kang|nolink=1}} / Liu Cuigang

| {{flag|Republic of China|name=China}}

| [[Chinese Nationalist Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George Andrew|Davis Jr.}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

| +21 in [[Korean War]]

| Ace in each of two wars, awarded (posthumously) [[Medal of Honor]] for action in Korea

|-

| {{sortname|Gus A.|Daymond|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| 4th FG, 334th Fighter Squadron, ETO

|-

| {{sortname|Furio Niclot|Doglio}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Bolesław|Drobiński}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Helmut|Eberspächer}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1487}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Hugh C.|Godefroy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Netherlands|1921}}<br/>{{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Canadian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gordon M.|Graham}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| (+9.5 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Roger|Haberman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Erwin|Hentschel}} †

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7

|

| [[Tail gunner|rear gunner]] of Hans-Ulrich Rudel (October 1941–March 1944)

|-

| {{sortname|Pál|Irányi|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Václav|Jícha|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Stanisław|Karubin}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Konstantin|Kokkinaki}}

| {{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}

| [[Soviet Air Forces]]

| 7

| +7 in [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]

| Ace in each of two wars

|-

| {{sortname|Franz|Köster}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|

| Jet ace with all victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]

|-

| {{sortname|Otmar|Kučera|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Walter|Lawson|Walter Lawson (RAF officer)}} †

| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Warren R.|Lewis|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

| 5 Probable

| P-38J New Guinea

|-

| {{sortname|Béla|Lipcsey|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Bert W.|Marshall, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| (+4 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Iosif|Moraru|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Liviu|Muresan|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Giuseppe|Oblach|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Edward "Butch"|O'Hare|Edward O'Hare}} †

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Sammy A.|Pierce|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Stanislav|Plzák|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Constantin|Pomut|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arval J.|Roberson}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| (+1 ground kill)

|-

| {{sortname|Ferruccio|Serafini|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ernest|Shipman}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Parsifal|Stefanescu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Kálmán|Szeverényi|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard|Trousdale}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|György|Ujszászy|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Arthur|Umbers }} †

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand|1902}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

| (+28 [[V1 Flying Bomb|v1 flying bombs]] and 10 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Tomáš|Vybíral|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Samual|Wicker|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| 364th Fighter Squadron, ETO

|-

| {{sortname|Sydney S.|Woods}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert E.|Woody|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 7

|

| (+2 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Karol|Pniak}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 6.75

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Basil Gerald "Stapme"|Stapleton|Gerald Stapleton}}

| {{flagcountry|South Africa|1928}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6.66

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard Edward|Fowler|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 6.5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Howard Peter|Blatchford}} †

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]

| 6.5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Lloyd|Chadburn}} †

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]

| 6.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James Douglas|Lindsay|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]

| 6.5

|

| +2 in Korean War

|-

| {{sortname|Willard|Eder|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 6.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Russell|Foskett}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Australian Air Force]]

| 6.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Wacław|Łapkowski}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 6.33

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Alan|Peart}}

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 6.33

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Horia|Agarici}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Florin|Alexiu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Andreas|Antoniou|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Greece|royal}}

| [[Hellenic Air Force|Royal Hellenic Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|GianLino|Baschirotto|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 6

| +5 in [[Spanish Civil War]]

| Ace in each of two wars

|-

| {{sortname|Livio|Bassi}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Wolfrath|Bauer|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 6

|

| [[Night fighter]] ace

|-

| {{sortname|Henry S.|Bille|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| (+4 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Scrappy|Blumer}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| [[List of aviators who became ace in a day|Ace in a day]] (fifteen minutes)

|-

| {{sortname|Yekaterina|Budanova}}

| {{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

| [[Soviet Air Force]]

| 6

|

| possibly 11, +5 shared

|-

| {{sortname|Harry C.|Crim|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| (+5.25 damage) 531st Fighter Squadron, PTO

|-

| {{sortname|James B.|Dalglish|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| (+3 [[V-1 (flying bomb)|V-1 flying bombs]])

|-

| {{sortname|František|Doležal}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|{{sortname|Bryan|Draper}} †

| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Urban L.|Drew}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Josef|Dygrýn-Ligotický|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Stanislav|Fejfar|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Guido|Fibbia}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 6

| +3 in [[Spanish Civil War]]

|

|-

| {{sortname|Carlos|Faustinos|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Mexico}}

| [[Mexican Air Force]]

| 6

|

| Also known as [[Carlos Faustinos|Charlie Foster]].

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Ervin|Flóznik|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James W.|Griffis|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Clayton Kelly|Gross}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| 355th FS, 354th FG, ETO

|-

| {{sortname|Fred R.|Haviland, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| (+6 ground kills)

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|{{sortname|Michael|Herrick}} †

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Horace B.|Moranville|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James P.|Hagerstrom}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Stefan|Janus}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Oskar|Köstler|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 6{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1503}}

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Fritz|Kruse|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 6{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1504}}

|

| [[Night fighter]] ace

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth|Lake|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Mihály|Karátsonyi|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lajos|Kracsenics|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Raymond|Lallemant}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Joseph|Larichelière}} †

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Mátyás|Lőrincz|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|János|Mátyás|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert|Mcwherter|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| First Three kill with 17th PS in the PTO, other three with 363rd FS in ETO

|-

| {{sortname|György|Michna|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Norman W.|Mollard, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Kálmán|Nánási|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Norman E.|Olson}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| (+2 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Theo|Osterkamp}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 6{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=177}}

| +32 in [[World War I]]

| Ace in each of two wars

|-

| {{sortname|Edward Cobb|Outlaw|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 6

|

| [[List of aviators who became ace in a day|Ace in a day]]

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Imre|Pánczél|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ludwik Witold|Paszkiewicz}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Eduard M.|Prchal|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John F.|Pugh|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| 357th FG, 362nd Fighter Squadron, ETO

|-

| {{sortname|Leonard R.|Reeves|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| DFC, 530th Fighter Squadron, CBI

|-

| {{sortname|Radu|Reinek|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Thomas J.|Rennemo|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|W. R.|Scheible|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| (+3 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Pál|Szikora|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Owen|Tracey}} †

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gheorghe|Tutuianu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Constantin|Ursachi|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Bram|van der Stok|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}

| [[Royal Netherlands Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Remy|Van Lierde}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 6

|

| (+44 [[V-1 (flying bomb)|V-1 flying bombs]])

|-

| {{sortname|Ioan|Vornica|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ralph|Wandrey|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| 49th FG, 9th Fighter Squadron, PTO

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|James Henry|Whalen}} †

| {{flag|Canada|1921}}

| [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William E.|Whalen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

| (+2 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Lynn E.|Witt, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Yue|Yi-Chin|Yue Yiqin}} / [[Yue Yiqin]]

| {{flag|Republic of China|name=China}}

| [[Chinese Nationalist Air Force]]

| 6

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Yoshio|Yoshida|Yoshio Yoshida (pilot)}}

| {{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan}}

| [[Imperial Japanese Army]]

| 6

| (+1 probable)

|

|-

| {{sortname|Norman J.|Fortier|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5.83

|

| (+5.5 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Dean S.|Laird}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5.75

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Walter J.|Koraleski|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5.54

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Stanley|Browne}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gordon B.|Compton|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5.5

|

| (+15 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Jim|Sheddan}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert P.|Winks|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William|Cundy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Australian Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles W.|Lenfest|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5.5

|

| (+2 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Leslie D.|Minchew|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5.5

|

| (+ 1/2 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Laurence|Stark}}

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kazimierz|Rutkowski}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Stefan|Witorzeńć}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Czesław|Główczyński}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Michał|Cwynar}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Mieczysław|Mümler}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Bolesław|Własnowolski}}

| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]

| [[Polish Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal Air Force]]

| 5.5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James E.|Duffy, Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5.2

|

| (+9 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Panagiotis|Argyropoulos|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Greece|royal}}

| [[Hellenic Air Force|Royal Hellenic Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Otto|Böhner|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|František|Chábera|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph|Heim}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 5{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|

| Jet ace with all victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|William|Hodgson|William Hodgson (RAF officer)}} †

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|p=331}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John|Houlton}}

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|pp=338–339}}

|

| (+2 shared destroyed)

|-

| {{sortname|Alfred|Schreiber|Alfred Schreiber (officer)}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 5{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=88}}

|

| Jet ace &ndash; first ever confirmed &ndash; with all victories in [[Messerschmitt Me 262|Me 262]]

|-

| {{sortname|Ulrich|Steinhilper}}

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 5{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1523}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Tony|Jonsson}}

| {{flagcountry|Iceland}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jean|Offenberg}}

| {{flagcountry|Belgium}}

| [[Belgian Air Force]];<br/> [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|p=468}}

|

| (+2 shared destroyed)

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Kenneth|Tait}} †

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|p=1617}}

|

| plus a half share in one aircraft destroyed (with [[Ian Gleed]])

|-

| {{sortname|Pentti|Tilli|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Finland}}

| [[Finnish Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Keskinen|1978|p={{pn|date=April 2023}}}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert W.|Abernathy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Fred T.|Ackerman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Oliver L.|Adair|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert H.|Adams|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John W.|Agnew|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William H.|Allen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Stuart C.|Alley Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ernest J.|Ambort|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert H.|Ammon|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+9 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Benjamin C.|Amsden|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leslie E.|Anderson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard H.|Anderson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lester L.|Arasmith|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William E.|Aron|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard W.|Asbury|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Abner M.|Aust}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Eugene D.|Axtell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald A.|Baccus|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack A.|Bade|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Oscar C.|Bailey|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Raphael F.|Baird|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald L.|Balch|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Raymond W.|Bank|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Bruce M.|Barackman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Rex T.|Barber}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert M.|Barkey|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Truman S.|Barnes|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Albert|Baumler}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

| +6 in [[Spanish Civil War]]

| Ace in each of two wars

|-

| {{sortname|Aaron L.|Bearden|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward H.|Beavers Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|József|Bejczi|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Louis|Benne|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack S.|Berkheimer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard L.|Bertelson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James D.|Billo|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lewis S.|Bishop|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Walter D.|Bishop|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Foster J.|Blair|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William K.|Blair|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard B.|Blaydes|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ladislav|Bobek|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Victor E.|Bocquin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John W.|Bolyard|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert R.|Bonebrake|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert R.|Bonner Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Guy P.|Bordelon|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Clarence A.|Borley|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ernest O.|Bostrom|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Wilbur L.|Bowen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Fred E.|Bowker|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|Bradley|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Vintilă|Brătianu}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard L.|Braun|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gerald A.|Brown|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jasper R.|Brown|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul J.|Bruneau|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert L.|Buchanan|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert|Bungey}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Nicolae|Burileanu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert G.|Burns|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert L.|Byrnes|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John B.|Carder|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William A.|Carlton|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Nial K.|Castle|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Laurențiu|Catană|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Henry K.|Champion|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George T.|Chandler|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Van E.|Chandler|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

| +3 in [[Korean War]]

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph J.|Cielinski|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur B.|Cleaveland|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald C.|Clements|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert E.|Clements|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Dallas A.|Clinger|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Vivian A.|Cloud|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul R.|Cochran|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William F.|Collins|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Basil|Collyns|Basil Collyns}} †

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|pp=522–523}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Philip E.|Colman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

| +4 in [[Korean War]]

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harold E.|Comstock}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harry L.|Condon|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Merle M.|Coons|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Petre|Cordescu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leland B.|Cornell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ralph L.|Cox|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Niven K.|Cranfill|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gheorghe|Cristea|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William S.|Crombie|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John O.|Cross|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Omer W.|Culbertson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William J.|Cullerton}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+15 ground kills, plus 9 damaged)

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur C.|Cundy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Warren D.|Curton|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Evžen|Čížek|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Roald|Dahl}}

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William A.|Daniel|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Clarence E.|Davies|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leonard K.|Davis|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George E.|Dawkins Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William C.|Day Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard S.|Deakins|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George|Della}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Reuben H.|Denoff|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frederick E.|Dick|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Michael|Dikovitsky|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Antonio|Dini}} †

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|p=222}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harry W.|Dorris|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Cecil J.|Doyle|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles W.|Drake|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Daniel B.|Driscoll|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Willie|Driscoll|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Francis E.|Dubisher|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles H.|Dubois|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James E.|Duffy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard E.|Duffy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Mircea|Dumitrescu}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Hariton|Dusescu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph L.|Egen Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Hugh M.|Elwood}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James W.|Empey|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lyle A.|Erickson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Herman E.|Ernst|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles D.|Farmer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert A.|Farnsworth Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William|Farrell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard D.|Faxon|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Marion C.|Felts|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James E.|Fenex Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William|Fiedler|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Virgil C.|Fields Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Howard J.|Finn|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles R.|Fischette|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harry E.|Fisk|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Nelson D.|Flack Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth A.|Flinn|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ralph E.|Foltz|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul J.|Fontana}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Claude E.|Ford|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth M.|Ford}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George|Formanek Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Béla|Füleky|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Bohumil|Fürst-Fiřt|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Dwight B.|Galt|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Warner F.|Gardner|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Noel|Gayler}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Steven N.|Gerick|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Grover D.|Ghelson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert D.|Gibb|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Cyrus R.|Gladen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lindley W.|Godson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Norman D.|Gould|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Giorgio|Graffer}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert F.|Graham|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Vernon E.|Graham|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

| [[List of aviators who became ace in a day|Ace in a day]]

|-

| {{sortname|Hayden A. "Buck"|Gregory|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert C.|Griffith|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William|Grosvenor Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lindsay W.|Grove|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Cheatham W.|Gupton|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Albert E.|Hacking|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Samuel E.|Hammer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harry T.|Hanna|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Christopher J.|Hansenman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Josef G.|Hanuš|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Walter R.|Harman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Thomas L.|Harris|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Raymond E.|Hartley|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Herbert B.|Hatch|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles D.|Hauver|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Sándor|Hautzinger}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Russell C.|Haworth|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frank R.|Hayde|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James|Hayter|James Hayter (RAF officer)}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|pp=319–320}}

|

| (+1 probable)

|-

| {{sortname|Frank C.|Hearrell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles F.|Held Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul M.|Henderson Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Randall W.|Hendricks|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James E.|Hill}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard Hope|Hillary|Richard Hillary}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

| (+2 probables)

|-

| {{sortname|Donald E.|Hillman}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth G.|Hippe|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edwin M.|Hiro|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Myron M.|Hnatio|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John B.|Hoag|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William R.|Hodges|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Cullen J.|Hoffman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Louis|Hoffman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Herbert N.|Houck}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward R.|Hoyt|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Mark E.|Hubbard|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Howard R.|Hudson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Alvaro J.|Hunter|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|András|Huszár|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Reginald Jack|Hyde|Reginald Hyde}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|pp=348}}

|

| (+1 probable)

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph W.|Icard|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Julius W.|Ireland|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Clayton M.|Isaacson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leslie Douglas|Jackson}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Australian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Svatopluk|Janouch|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Hayden M.|Jensen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Evan M.|Johnson}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Wallace R.|Johnson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Curran L.|Jones|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frank C.|Jones|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+ 5.5 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Lynn F.|Jones|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Warren L.|Jones|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph W.|Jorda|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William M.|Julian|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles|Kendrick}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Daniel|Kennedy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert H.|Kidwell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Melvin B.|Kimball|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John R.|Kincaid|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles W.|King|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|David L.|King|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Marion F.|Kirby}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lenton F.|Kirkland|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ernő|Kiss|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jan|Klán|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert H.|Knapp|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Carroll S.|Knott|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Teruhiko|Kobayashi}}

| {{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan}}

| [[Imperial Japanese Army]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward H.|Kopsel|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William J.|Kostic|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Bedřich|Krátkoruký|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jiří V.|Kučera|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Wayne W.|Laird|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William E.|Lamoreaux|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard C.|Lampe|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Willis|Laney|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ned W.|Langdon|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Thomas G.|Lanphier}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Franklin C.|Lathrope|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles H.|Laughlin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George|Laven|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Earl R.|Lazear|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harold K.|Lee|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard J.|Lee|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Marlow J.|Leikness|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles W.|Lenfest|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack|Lenox Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John A.|Leppla|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Alfred B.|Lewelling|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Brooks J.|Liles|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

| +4 in [[Korean War]]

|

|-

| {{sortname|Hugh D.|Lillie|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James W.|Little|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

| +1 in [[Korean War]]

|

|-

| {{sortname|John|Lolos|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Greece|royal}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles P.|London|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald|Lopez|Donald S. Lopez, Sr.}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George G.|Loving, Jr.}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John F.|Luma|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lowell C.|Lutton|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John A.|Mackay}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Morton D.|Magoffin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Keith|Mahon|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jackson C.|Mankin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lee P.|Mankin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harry A.|March Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Luigi|Mariotti}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lester C.|Marsh|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Albert E.|Martin Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth R.|Martin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph L.|Mason|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William H.|Mathis|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph Z.|Matte|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Chester K.|Maxwell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Benjamin I.|Mayo|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul G.|McArthur|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Henry A.|McCartney Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leo B.|McCudden|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William F.|McDownough|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James N.|McElroy|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+6 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|McGinn|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Selva E.|McGinty|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Samuel E.|McGuffin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John W.|McGuyrt|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald J.|McKinley|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George.|McMillan|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Evan D.|MacMinn|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald M.|McPherson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George L.|Merritt Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+6 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Frederick H.|Michaelis}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Everett|Miller|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph E.|Miller|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert C.|Milliken|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles|Milton|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Marinos|Mitralexis}}

| {{flag|Greece|royal}}

| [[Hellenic Air Force|Royal Hellenic Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur P.|Mollenhauer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Franklin H.|Monk|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert H.|Moore}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul V.|Morriss|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur H.|Munson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jennings S.|Myers|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Raymond B.|Myers|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+4 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph R.|Myshrall|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leslie D.|Nelson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert J.|Nelson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Franklin A.|Nichols|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Constantin|Nicoară|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward M.|Nollmeyer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Harold|North}} †

| {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|p=1298}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Marvin R.|Novak|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack G.|Oberhansky|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frank|O'Brien Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edwin L.|Olander}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Austin L.|Olsen|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul E.|Olson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Enzo|Omiccioli|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Eugene W.|O'Neill Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lawrence F.|O'Neill|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| 347th FG, 342nd Fighter Squadron, PTO

|-

| {{sortname|Ernest K.|Osher|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert J.|Overcash|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward W.|Overton Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joel A.|Owens|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Melvyn R.|Paisley}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Tibor|Papp}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Forrest F.|Parham|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edsel|Paulk|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Oscar F.|Perdomo}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| [[List of aviators who became ace in a day|Ace in a day]]

|-

| {{sortname|John|Petach|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Costantino|Petrosellini|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|David P.|Philips III|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward A.|Phillips|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Hyde|Phillips|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth R.|Pool|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward S.|Popek|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Constantin|Popescu|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert B.|Porter|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George H.|Poske|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ernest A.|Powell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|MacArthur|Powers|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack C.|Price|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Royce W.|Priest|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Walter|Prues|nolink=1}} †

| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|1935}}

| [[Luftwaffe]]

| 5{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1514}}

|

| [[Night fighter]] ace

|-

| {{sortname|Roger C.|Pryor|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;"| {{sortname|Josef|Příhoda|nolink=1}} †

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Rajmund|Půda|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Donald L.|Quigley|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert J.|Raines|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[American Volunteer Group]];<br/>[[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| victories with 2 air forces

|-

| {{sortname|Orvin H.|Ramlo|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William C.|Reese|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Joseph E.|Reulet|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Thomas W.|Rhodes|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Vincent A.|Rieger|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Andrew|Ritchey|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Newell O.|Roberts|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Leroy W.|Robinson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ross F.|Robinson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Franklin|Rose|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|János|Róza|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Hungary|1920}}

| [[Royal Hungarian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gerald L.|Rounds|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Henry S.|Rudolph|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Michael T.|Russo|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| Only A-36 ace in history

|-

| {{sortname|William A.|Rynne|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Hartwell V.|Scarborough|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Thomas D.|Schank|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gordon E.|Schecter|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|Schell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Raymond|Scherer|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James F.|Schilke|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Louis|Schriber|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Duerr H.|Schuh|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert B.|Schultz|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Desmond J.|Scott}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal Air Force]];<br/>[[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 5

|

| (+4 probables)

|-

| {{sortname|Harry H.|Sealey|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Alexander F.|Sears|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert B.|See|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Carlo|Seganti|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}

| [[Regia Aeronautica]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert K.|Seidman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Erich|Selei|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles A.|Shields|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lester H.|Sipes|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Frank|Sistrunk|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack R.|Smith|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth B.|Smith|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth D.|Smith|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Virgil H.|Smith|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Irl V.|Sonner Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|James J.|Southerland}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Arthur|Spurgin|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| [[Royal Australian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Clyde P.|Spitler|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William J.|Stangel|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Morris A.|Stanley|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edgar E.|Stebbins|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward J.|Stefanski|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Raymond D.|Stehle|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Kenneth|Stewart|Kenneth Stewart (RNZAF officer)}}

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 5{{sfn|Shores|Williams|1994|p=571}}

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Carl V.|Stone|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Johnnie C.|Strange|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Richard C.|Suehr|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Charles P.|Sullivan}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert C.|Sutcliffe|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John F.|Sutherland|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ladislav|Světlík|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}

| [[Royal Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John F.|Swinburne Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William J.|Sykes|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+5 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Stanley|Synar|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Oliver B.|Taylor|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William W.|Taylor|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{sortname|Keith|Taylor-Cannon}} †

| {{flag|New Zealand}}

| [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert D.|Thompson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Aurel|Tifrea|nolink=1}}

| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}

| [[Royal Romanian Air Force]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John A.|Tilley|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Edward W.|Toaspern|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John W.|Topliff|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harrison B.|Tordoff}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ross E.|Torkelson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Eugene P.|Townsend|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Clifton H.|Troxell|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Peter J.|Van Der Linden|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Rudolph D.|Van Dyke|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert H.|Vaught Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John E.|Vogt}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Horace Q.|Waggoner|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| (+7.5 ground kills)

|-

| {{sortname|Walter B.|Walker Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lyttleton T.|Ward|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Jack R.|Warren|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ralph J.|Watson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Sidney W.|Wheatherford|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Willard J.|Webb|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Gregory J.|Weissenberger}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Darrell G.|Welch|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Albert P.|Welles|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert G.|West|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Harry S.|White|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John H.|White|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|David C.|Wilhelm|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Paul H.|Wilkins|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|William F.|Wilson|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Russell D.|Williams|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert A.|Winston|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Ralph L.|Wire|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Lee V.|Wiseman|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|John L.|Wolford|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|George L.|Wrenn}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Navy]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Max J.|Wright|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Vasseure F.|Wynn|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[Royal Air Force]];<br/>[[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

| victories with 2 air forces

|-

| {{sortname|Robert R.|Yaeger Jr.|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Robert M.|York|nolink=1}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Army Air Forces]]

| 5

|

|

|-

| {{sortname|Michael R.|Yunck}}

| {{flag|United States|1912}}

| [[U.S. Marine Corps]]

| 5

|

|

|-

|Milisav Semiz

| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

| Yugoslav air<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter 1 Royal Emils - Jeroplan Books |url=https://wingsofserbia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Messerschmitt-Bf-109-The-Yugoslav-Story-Sample-Pages.pdf}}</ref>

|4

|

|famous [[Rogožarski IK-3|IK-3]] pilot

|}


==Notes==

==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 22 June 2024

Fighter acesinWorld 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 service brought to the awarding of victory credits, et cetera.

Towards the end of the war, the Axis powers had largely exhausted their supply of skilled pilots and the replacements did not have as much opportunity to gain enough experience to be successful. Additionally, national policies differed; German, Italian, and Japanese[1] pilots tended to return to the cockpit over and over again until they were killed.[N 1]

It is not clear what impact each nation's rules for score crediting have on the counts listed below. Germans credited a shared victory to only one pilot, while the French credited full victory to all participants. British, Finnish and US air forces credited fractional shares of aerial victories, resulting in fractions, such as 11½, which might be for example 10 aircraft and three shares with the second pilot. Some U.S. commands also credited aircraft destroyed on the ground. The Soviets counted only solo kills, while group kills were counted separately, as did the Japanese. The Italian Air Force did not officially credit victories to individual pilots, but to their unit as a whole. Probable kills are usually left out of the list.

It is necessary to emphasize that the question of assessing and comparing the success rate of fighters by number of victories is one of the more problematic. There are disputes about what is "shot down" and what is "air victory", but the most problematic seems to be credibility of reports and reliability of its confirmation, which was substantially different in particular air forces. The most reliable is considered the confirmation of the victories in RAF, which based its counts on comparison of testimonials of participants and – if possible – film material.

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  • List of World War II aces from Austria
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    • Notes[edit]

    1. ^ By 1945, combat experienced Japanese airmen were often detailed to provide fighter escort for newer inexperienced Kamikaze pilots en route to their targets in the Pacific

    References[edit]

    Citations[edit]

    1. ^ Holmes 2011, p. 314.

    Bibliography[edit]

    • Hata, Ikuhiko with Yasuho Izawa and Christopher Shores. Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces, 1931–1945. London: Grub Street, 2002. ISBN 1-902304-89-6.
  • Holmes, Tony (2011). Dogfight: The Greatest Air Duels of World War II. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-482-6.
  • Keskinen, Kalevi (1978). Hävittäjä-ässät : Finnish fighter aces. Kari Stenman, Klaus Niska. Espoo: Tietoteos. ISBN 978-951-9035-37-6. OCLC 5092754.
  • Massimello, Giovanni and Giorgio Apostolo. Italian Aces of World War 2. Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000. ISBN 978-1-84176-078-0.
  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 4 S–Z. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-21-9.
  • Morgan, Hugh; Weal, John (1998). German Jet Aces of World War 2. London; New York: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-634-7.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
  • Sakaida, Henry. Japanese Army Air Force Aces, 1937–45. Botley, Oxfordshire, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85532-529-2.
  • Seidl, Hans D. Stalin's Eagles: An Illustrated Study of the Soviet Aces of World War II and Korea. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0-7643-0476-3.
  • Shores, Christopher; Williams, Clive (1994). Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII. London, United Kingdom: Grub Street. ISBN 1-898697-00-0.

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