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:

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[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

[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

There were more than 25 fighter aces from the China during the Second World War, although not all flew for the Allies. For more information, see List of World War II aces from China.

[edit] Croatia

There were 25 fighter aces from the Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Croatia.

[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

[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 and List of Vichy France flying aces.

[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

Main article: List of flying aces from Greece

There were 6 air aces from Greece during the Second World War.

[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 No.13 No.65 & No.602 Sqn, Hornchurch Wing; RCAF No.19 & No.452 Sqn; KIA 15/Jul/1942
  • John Martin Bruen FAA 5 801, 759, 803, 778, 800 & 836Sq
  • John Ignatus Kilmartin RAF 12.33 1, 43, 602, 313, 128 & 504Sq, Hornchurch Wing, 136 Wing, 910 Wing
  • James Reginald Bryan Meaker RAF 8 46, 263 & 249Sq; KIA 27/Sep/1940
  • Rupert Frederick Smythe RAF 6 29, 504 & 32Sq
  • Robert Wilkinson Turkington 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] 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

[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 more than 3000 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

Main article: List of World War II aces from 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 - as an American mercenary pilot flying for Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War
  • Francisco Valiente Zarraga

[edit] Sweden

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: List of World War II aces from the United Kingdom

There were 230 aces from the United Kingdom during the Second World War.

[edit] United States

There were 1297 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aces High,Christopher F. Shores & Clive Williams, Grub Street, London 1994
  2. ^ Swedes at War: Willing Warriors of a Neutral Nation, 1914-1945, author Lars Gyllenhaal and Lennart Westberg (2010) ISBN 978-0-9777563-1-5
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