List of World War II flying 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:
There were 103 air aces from Australia during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Australia.
- 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
There were 14 air aces from Belgium during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Belgium.
There were 2 air aces from Bulgaria during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Bulgaria.
There were 152 air aces from Canada during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Canada.
- 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
- 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
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
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.
There were 3 fighter aces from Denmark during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Denmark.
There were 96 fighter aces from Finland during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Finland
There were more than 180 aces from France during the Second World War. See List of World War II aces from France
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
There were 6 air aces from Greece during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Greece
There were 39 air aces from Hungary during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Hungary.
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
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
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.
There were 20 aces from Norway during the Second World War. For a complete list, see List of World War II aces from Norway.
There was 1 air ace from the Philippines during the Second World War.
There were 91 air aces from Poland during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Poland.
There were 11 air aces from Rhodesia during the Second World War. For further information, see List of World War II aces from Rhodesia.
- 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
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
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
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
- 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
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
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
- 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