List of World War II aces by country

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This is a list of fighter aces in World War II, ordered by national origin. For a shorter list with rank and kill count see List of top World War II aces.

By nationality:

Contents

[edit] Australia

There were 44 air aces from Australia during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Australia.

[edit] Austria

[edit] Belgium

There were 11 air aces from Belgium during the Second World War:

  • de Bergandel, Yvan Georges du Monceau
  • Lucien Boussa
  • Detal, Charles F J
  • de Grunne, Rodolphe Ghislain Charles de Hemricourt
  • Lallemant, Ramond A
  • van Lierde, Remy
  • Offenberg, Jean Henry M
  • Ortmanns, Victor M M
  • Philipart, Jacques Arthur L.
  • Plisnier, Andre M
  • du Vivier, Daniel A R Le Roy

[edit] Bulgaria

There were 4 air aces from Bulgaria during the Second World War:

[edit] Canada

There were 152 air aces from Canada during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Canada.

[edit] China

  • Chen Chi-Wei
  • Chen Jui-tien
  • Chin Shui-Tin (Arthur)
  • Chow Che-Kei
  • Chow Ting-fong
  • Chu Chin-Hsun
  • Huang Shing-Yui
  • Hwang Pei-yang
  • Kao Chi-Hang
  • Kao Yu-hsin (Kao Yau-Hain)
  • Kuan (Kun, Kan) Tan (USAAF)
  • Kwang Hsin-Jui
  • Le Yi-Chin
  • Li Kwei-Tan (12)
  • Liu Chi-Sheng
  • Liu Chui-Kang
  • Liu Chung-Wu
  • Lo Chu (Chi)
  • Lu Ji-Chun
  • Mao Yin-Chu
  • Tsang Tsi-Lan (USAAF)
  • Wang Kuang-Fu (USAAF)
  • Wong Pan-Yang (Hwang Pung-Yung)
  • Wong Sun-Shui
  • Yuan Pao-Kang
  • Zhu Jia-Xun

[edit] Croatia

From 1918 to 1941, and again from 1945 to 1991, Croatia was a part of Yugoslavia. During the years 1941 to 1945, the Axis powers set up a was a puppet state in the form of the so-called Independent State of Croatia, and created a Croatian Air Force that fought on the Axis side.

  • Vilim Acinger
  • Zdenko Avdic
  • Jerko Bartulovic
  • Ljudevit Bencetic
  • Stjepan Boskic
  • Mato Culinovic
  • Zivko Culinovic
  • Mato Dukovac
  • Eivko Dzhal (Zivko Dzal)
  • Franjo Džal
  • Vladimir Ferencina
  • Cvitan Galić
  • Dragutin Gazapi
  • Josip Hellebrant
  • Dragutin Ivanic
  • Josip Jelacic
  • Ivan Jergovic
  • Tomislav Kauzlavic
  • Josip Kranjc
  • Jure Lasta
  • Stjepan Martinashevic
  • Eduard Martinko
  • Veco Mikovic
  • Stjepan Radic
  • Albin Starc
  • Zlatko Stipcic

[edit] Czechoslovakia

  • Bobek, Ladislav
  • Chábera, František
  • Cizek, Evzen
  • Cukr, Vaclav "Cooper"
  • Doležal, František
  • Dygrýn-Ligotický, Josef
  • Fechtner, Emil
  • Fejfar, Stanislav B
  • František, Josef (Czechoslovakian Air Force until Nazi occupation, then served with Polish Air Force)
  • Furst, Bohumil
  • Hanus, Josef G
  • Janouch, Svatopluk
  • Jicha, Vaclav
  • Klan, Jan
  • Kratkoruky, Bedrich
  • Kucera, Otmar
  • Kucera, Jiri V
  • Kuttelwascher, Karel Miroslav "Kut" (Czechoslovakian Air Force until Nazi occupation, served with Royal Air Force)
  • Mansfeld, Miroslav Jan
  • Peřina, František (Czechoslovakia Air Force until Nazi occupation, served with France Air Force)
  • Plzak, Stanislav
  • Prchal, Eduard M
  • Prihoda, Josef
  • Půda, Rajmund
  • Smik, Otto
  • Šrom, Leopold
  • Stehlík, Josef
  • Svetlík, Ladislav
  • Vašátko, Alois (Czechoslovakia Air Force until Nazi occupation, served with France Air Force)
  • Vybíral, Tomáš

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Finland

There were 96 fighter aces from Finland during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Finland

[edit] France

There were more than 180 aces from France during the Second World War. See List of World War II aces from France

[edit] Germany

There were over 2500 aces from Germany during the Second World War. For a detailed list, see List of World War II aces from Germany

[edit] Greece

There were 4 air aces from Greece during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Greece

[edit] Hungary

  • György Bánlaky
  • József Bejczy
  • Lajos Budai
  • László Dániel
  • György Debrődy
  • István Fábián
  • Ervin Flóznik
  • Pál Forró
  • Béla Füleky
  • Sándor Hautzinger
  • Aladár Heppes
  • Pál Irányi
  • István Kálmán
  • Mihály Karátsonyi
  • Miklós Kenyeres
  • Ernő Kiss
  • Pál Kovács
  • Lajos Krascsenics
  • Mátyás Lőrincz
  • József Málik
  • Ferenc Málnásy
  • László Máthé
  • János Mátyás
  • György Michna
  • László Molnár
  • Kálmán Nánási
  • Endre Német
  • Imre Pánczél
  • Tibor Papp
  • László Pottyondy
  • János Róza
  • Dezső Szentgyörgyi
  • Kálmán Szeverényi
  • László Pál Szikora
  • Tibor Tobak
  • Lajos Tóth
  • István Újszászy
  • György Újszászy

[edit] Italy

There were more than 100 aces from Italy during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Italy

[edit] Japan

There were approximately 335 aces from Japan during the Second World War. For a complete list, see List of World War II aces from Japan

[edit] New Zealand

There were more than 80 aces from New Zealand during the Second World War. For a complete list, see List of World War II aces from New Zealand.

[edit] Norway

  • Ole Aanjesen
  • Arne Austeen
  • Rolf Arne Berg
  • Bjørn Bjørnstad
  • Werner Christie
  • Olav Djønne
  • Ragnar Dogger
  • Marius Eriksen
  • Fredrik A. S. Fearnley
  • Martin Y. Gran
  • Helner G. E. Grundt-Spang
  • Svein Heglund
  • Nils K. Jørstad
  • Helge Mehre
  • Helge Sognnes

[edit] Philippines

There was 1 air ace from the Philippines during the Second World War.

[edit] Poland

[edit] Rhodesia

During the Second World War, Rhodesia was a British protectorate that included modern-day Zimbabwe and Zambia, and had pilots who served in the UK Royal Air Force. There were 7 air aces from Rhodesia during the Second World War:

  • Buchanan, George Andrew F - 9½
  • Dicks-Sherwood, Eric Sidney - 6
  • Hull, Caesar Barrand - 6
  • Maguire, William Ivan H - 13
  • Plagis, Ioannis Agorastos "John" - 20
  • St. Quintin, Perry Robert - 9
  • Williams, Ernest Leopold - 7 (+3 V-1s)

[edit] Romania

[edit] Slovakia

From 1918 to 1939, and from 1945 to 1992, Slovakia was a part of Czechoslovakia. From 1939 to 1945, Slovakia was a puppet state under Nazi domination.

  • Rudolf Bozik
  • Frantisek Brezina
  • Frantisek Cyprich
  • Jozef Drlicka
  • Ondrej Dumbala
  • Alexander Geric
  • Jan Gerthoffer
  • Frantisek Hanovec
  • Jozef Jancovic
  • Izidor Kovarik
  • Vladimr Krisko
  • Stefan Martis
  • Anton Matusek
  • Frantisek Melichac
  • Stefan Ocvirk
  • Rudolf Palaticky
  • Juraj Puskar
  • Ján Režňák
  • Jozef Stauder
  • Otto Smik
  • Pavol Zelenak

See also List of World War II aces from Czechoslovakia

[edit] South Africa

There were 59 aces from South Africa during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from South Africa

[edit] Soviet Union

There were 80 aces from the Soviet Union during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from the Soviet Union

[edit] Spain

  • Vicente Beltran
  • Luis Azqueta Brunet
  • Antonio García Cano
  • Manuel Zarauza Claver
  • Fernando Sanchez Arjona Courtoy
  • Fernando Bengoa Cremades
  • José Luis Larranaga
  • Angel Salaz Larrazabal
  • Vicente Aldecoa Lecanda
  • Damaso Arango Lopez
  • Mariano Cuadra Medina
  • Bernardo Meneses Orozco
  • Francisco Merono Pellicer
  • Lorenzo Lucas Fernandez Pena
  • Jose Ramon Gavilan Ponce de Leon
  • Jose Mateos Recio
  • Juan Lario Sanchez
  • Manuel Sanchez-Tabernero de Prada
  • José Pascual Santamaria
  • Frank Glasgow Tinker
  • Francisco Valiente Zarraga

[edit] United Kingdom

There were 230 aces from the United Kingdom during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from the United Kingdom

[edit] United States

There were hundreds of aces from the United States during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from the United States

[edit] Yugoslavia

See also List of World War II aces from Croatia

[edit] See also

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