List of World War II aces credited with 10 victories
Fighter aces in World 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.
Aces[edit]
This background, along with the symbol "†", indicates that the pilot was killed in action, missing in action, died of wounds, or was killed in a flying accident during World War II.
| Name | Country | Service(s) | Aerial victories | Other aerial victories | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George T. Burgard |  United States
|
American Volunteer Group | 10.75[1] | ||
| Frank Q. O'Conner | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.75[2] | ||
| Charles F. Anderson, Jr. | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.5[2] | ||
| Richard Joseph Audet † |  Canada
|
Royal Canadian Air Force | 10.5[3] | Ace in a day | |
| Marshall U. Beebe | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10.5[4] | Ace in a day (18 March 1945) | |
| George F. Ceulleers | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.5[2] | ||
| Jack E. Conger | United States
|
U.S. Marine Corps | 10.5[5] | ||
| George A. Doersch | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.5[2] | (+.5 ground kill) | |
| Niilo Erkinheimo |  Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10.5[6] | ||
| William J. Hovde | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.5[2] | +1 in Korean War | (+2 ground kills) |
| Martti Kalima | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10.5[6] | ||
| Kullervo Lahtela | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10.5[6] | ||
| Raymond H. Littge | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.5[2] | (+13 ground kills) | |
| Robert Little † | United States
|
American Volunteer Group | 10.5[1] | ||
| Kai Metsola | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10.5[6] | ||
| John Mitchner | Canada
|
Royal Canadian Air Force | 10.5[7] | ||
| John V. Newkirk † | United States
|
American Volunteer Group | 10.5[1] | ||
| Eino Peltola | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10.5[6] | ||
| Edward Rector | United States
|
American Volunteer Group; U.S. Army Air Forces |
10.5[1] | victories with 2 air forces | |
| Russell E. Reiserer | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10.5[8] | Ace in a day (19 June 1944) | |
| John A. Storch | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.5[2] | (+1.5 ground kills) | |
| John C. Symmes | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10.5[8] | ||
| Robert E. Murray | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10.33[8] | ||
| Ralph E. Elliot | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10.3 | ||
| Fred W. Glover | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10.33[2] | (+12.5 ground kills) | |
| Bobby Gibbes |  Australia
|
Royal Australian Air Force | 10[9] | (+2 shared) | |
| William D. McGarry | United States
|
American Volunteer Group | 10+1⁄4[1] | ||
| Stanley W. Vejtasa | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 11[2] | Ace in a day (26 October 1942) | |
| Georgy Zakharov |  Soviet Union
|
Soviet Air Force | 10 | +6 and 4 shared in Spanish Civil War +3 in Second Sino-Japanese War |
Ace in two wars |
| Hugo Armstrong † | Australia
|
Royal Australian Air Force | 10[10] | (+1 shared victory and 3 probables) | |
| Robert W Aschenbrenner | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[11] | ||
| Virgil K. Meroney | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||
| Virgil Brennan † | Australia
|
Royal Australian Air Force | 10[12] | ||
| John Cock | Australia
|
Royal Air Force | 10[13] | (+1 shared) | |
| Garrett P. Hopkins | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | (+6 probables) | |
| Nigel Park † |  New Zealand
|
Royal New Zealand Air Force | 10[14] | ||
| Colin Parkinson | Australia
|
Royal Australian Air Force | 10 | ||
| Frank B. Baldwin | United States
|
U.S. Marine Corps | 10[5] | ||
| Minden Blake | New Zealand
|
Royal Air Force | 10[15] | (+3 shared) | |
| Wayne K. Blickenstaff | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[2] | Ace in a day (24 March 1945) | |
| Crelin Bodie † |  United Kingdom
|
Royal Air Force | 10[16] | ||
| Archie Boyd | United Kingdom
|
Royal Air Force | 10[17] | ||
| Joseph E. Broadhead | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[2] | ||
| Carl A. Brown, Jr. | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10[8] | Ace in a day (24 October 1944) | |
| Thaddeus T. Coleman | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10[8] | ||
| Walter Engel |  Germany
|
Luftwaffe | 10[18] | Night fighter ace | |
| Anthony Eyre | United Kingdom
|
Royal Air Force | 10[19] | ||
| William K. Giroux | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[11] | ||
| Walter J. Goehausen, Jr. | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[20] | ||
| George Ernest Goodman † | United Kingdom
|
Royal Air Force | 10[21] | +6 shared | |
| Ernest A. Harris | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[11] | ||
| Frank Howell | United Kingdom
|
Royal Air Force | 10[22] | ||
| Iro Ilk | Germany
|
Luftwaffe | 10[23] | ||
| Alwin M. Juchheim, Jr. | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[2] | (+6 ground kills) | |
| Veikko Karu | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10[6] | ||
| Robert Kipp | Canada
|
Royal Canadian Air Force | 10[24] | ||
| Mauno Kirjonen | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10[6] | ||
| Ahti Laitinen | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10[6] | ||
| Edward E. Lines | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[2] | ||
| Herbert H. Long | United States
|
U.S. Marine Corps | 10[5] | ||
| Thomas H. Mann, Jr. | United States
|
U.S. Marine Corps | 10[5] | ||
| Miloslav J. Mansfeld |  Czechoslovakia
|
Royal Air Force | 10 | (+2 V-1 flying bombs) | |
| Joseph L. Mansker | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||
| Harris E. Mitchell | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10[8] | ||
| Mikko Pasila | Finland
|
Finnish Air Force | 10[6] | ||
| Steve Pisanos |  Greece
|
Royal Air Force; U.S. Army Air Forces |
10 | ||
| Robert J. Rankin | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[2] | Ace in a day (12 May 1944) | |
| Thomas H. Reidy | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10[8] | ||
| Andrew J. Reynolds | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[11] | ||
| Paul Richey | United Kingdom
|
Royal Air Force | 10[25] | +1 shared | |
| Robert L. Scott, Jr. | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||
| Arthur Singer, Jr. | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10[8] | ||
| John M. Smith | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10[8] | ||
| Claudio Solaro |  Kingdom of Italy
|
Regia Aeronautica | 10 | +1 in Spanish Civil War | |
| Paul M. Stanch | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[11] | ||
| Robert Spurdle | New Zealand
|
Royal New Zealand Air Force | 10[26] | ||
| Josef Stehlík | Czechoslovakia
|
Royal Air Force | 10 | ||
| Elliot Summer | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10[11] | ||
| James S. Swope | United States
|
U.S. Navy | 10[8] | ||
| Ennio Tarantola | Kingdom of Italy
|
Regia Aeronautica | 10 | +1 in Spanish Civil War | |
| Hamilton Upton | Canada
|
Royal Air Force | 10[27] | (+1 shared) | |
| Adriano Visconti | Kingdom of Italy
|
Regia Aeronautica | 10 | ||
| Robert V. Westermark | United States
|
U.S. Army Air Forces | 10 | ||
| Ion Dobran |  Kingdom of Romania
|
Royal Romanian Air Force | 10 | ||
| Nicolae Polizu-Micsunesti | Kingdom of Romania
|
Royal Romanian Air Force | 10 | ||
| Dumitru Ilie | Kingdom of Romania
|
Royal Romanian Air Force | 10 |
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Spick 1997, p. 230.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Spick 1997, p. 229.
- ^ Spick 1997, p. 217.
- ^ Spick 1997, pp. 232–233.
- ^ a b c d Spick 1997, p. 234.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Keskinen 1978, p. [page needed].
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 448.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Spick 1997, p. 233.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 278–279.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 99.
- ^ a b c d e f Spick 1997, p. 225.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 148–149.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 183–184.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 481.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 132.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 136.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 142.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 107.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 255.
- ^ Spick 1997, p. 231.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 291.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 339–340.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1499.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 378.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 517–518.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, pp. 561–562.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 600.
Bibliography[edit]
- Keskinen, Kalevi (1978). Hävittäjä-ässät : Finnish fighter aces. Kari Stenman, Klaus Niska. Espoo: Tietoteos. ISBN 978-951-9035-37-6. OCLC 5092754.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Spick, Mike (1997). Allied Fighter Aces: The Air Combat Tactics and Techniques of World War II. London: Greenhill Books. ISBN 1-85367-282-3.