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 1 Australia 2 Austria 3 Belgium 4 Bulgaria 5 Canada 6 China 7 Croatia 8 Czechia 9 Czechoslovakia 10 Denmark 11 Finland 12 France 13 Germany 14 Greece 15 Hungary 16 Ireland 17 Italy 18 Japan 19 New Zealand 20 Norway 21 Philippines 22 Poland 23 Rhodesia 24 Romania 25 Slovakia 26 South Africa 27 Soviet Union 28 Spain 29 United Kingdom 30 United States 31 Yugoslavia 32 See also 33 References

[edit] Australia

There were 103 air aces from Australia during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Australia.

[edit] Austria

• Franz Achleitner
• Heinrich Bartels
• Herbert Bauer
• Hermann Buchner (Me 262 pilot)
• Franz Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld (in RAF)
• Leopold Fellerer
• Emmerich Fluder
• Gordon Gollob
• Hartmann Grasser
• Karl Gratz
• Josef Jennewein
• Josef Kraft
• Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld
• Georg Michalek
• "Nowi" Walter Nowotny
• Hubert Polz
• Franz Schall
• Leopold Steinbatz
• "Max" Maximilian Stotz
• Egon Troha
• Robert Weiß
• Peter Werfft

[edit] Belgium

There were 14 air aces from Belgium during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Belgium.

[edit] Bulgaria

There were 2 air aces from Bulgaria during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Bulgaria.

[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

• 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] Czechia

There were more than 28 aces from Czechia during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Czechoslovakia

[edit] Czechoslovakia

There were more than 30 aces from Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Czechoslovakia

• See also List of World War II aces from Slovakia.

[edit] Denmark

There were 3 fighter aces from Denmark during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from 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 6 air aces from Greece during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Greece

[edit] Hungary

There were 39 air aces from Hungary during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Hungary.

[edit] Ireland

There were more than 13 aces from Ireland during the Second World War.^[1]

• Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane RAF 13 65 & 602Sq, Hornchurch Wing; RCAF 19 452Sq; KIA 15/Jul/1942
• Bruen John Martin FAA 5 801, 759, 803, 778, 800 & 836Sq
• Kilmartin John Ignatus RAF 12.33 1, 43, 602, 313, 128 & 504Sq, Hornchurch Wing, 136 Wing, 910 Wing
• Meaker James Reginald Bryan RAF 8 46, 263 & 249Sq; KIA 27/Sep/1940
• Smythe Rupert Frederick RAF 6 29, 504 & 32Sq
• Turkington Robert Wilkinson RAF 9.16 124, 611, 43, 72, 241 & 601Sq; KIFA Apr/1945

[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

There were 20 aces from Norway during the Second World War. For a complete list, see List of World War II aces from Norway.

[edit] Philippines

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

• Jesus A. Villamor

[edit] Poland

There were 91 air aces from Poland during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Poland.

[edit] Rhodesia

There were 11 air aces from Rhodesia during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Rhodesia.

[edit] Romania

• Horia Agarici
• Florin Alexiu
• Emil Bălan
• Vintilă Brătianu
• Florian Budu
• Nicolae Burileanu
• Eugen Cameceanu
• Prince Constantin Cantacuzino (Bâzu)
• Laurenţiu Cătană
• Cristea Chirvăsăuţă
• Gheorghe Cocebas
• Petre Cordescu
• Gheorghe Cristea
• Traian Dârjan
• Ioan Dicezare
• Ion Dobran
• Hariton Duşescu
• Mircea Dumitescu
• Ion Galea
• Vasile Gavriliu (Chitu)
• Ştefan Greceanu
• Teodor Greceanu
• Dumitru Ilie
• Constantin Lungulescu
• Ioan Maga
• Ioan Mălăcescu
• Ioan Micu
• Mihai Mihordea
• Ion Milu
• ? Moldoveanu
• Iosif Moraru
• Ion Mucenica
• Liviu Mureşan
• ? Neghrineac
• Constantin Nicoară
• Ion Panait
• Nicolae Polizu-Micşuneşti
• Constantin Pomuţ
• Gheorghe Pomuţ
• Constantin Popescu
• Gheorghe Popescu-Ciocănel
• Andrei Rădulescu
• Radu Reinek
• Constantin Rozariu
• Dan Scurtu
• Erich Şelei
• Alexandru Şerbănescu
• Parsifal Ştefănescu
• Aurel Tifrea
• Gheorghe Tutuianu
• Constantin Ursachi
• Tiberiu Vinca
• Dan Vizanti
• Ioan Vornica
• Teodor Zăbavă

[edit] Slovakia

There were 19 air aces from Slovakia during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Slovakia.

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

• Milislav Semiz (claimed 4 unconfirmed German aircraft during the German Invasion of Yugoslavia while flying Rogozarski IK-3s - technically not an ace)

See also List of World War II aces from Croatia

[edit] See also

• Flying ace
• List of World War II air aces

[edit] References

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