List of aces of aces
Fighter aces
Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top flying ace/fighter ace of a nation's air force during time of war.

List of aces of aces

Section Title: Fighter aces
Table Section Text: Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top flying ace/fighter ace of a nation's air force during time of war.

Person	Country of service	War	Time

Adolphe Pégoud	France Third Republic (France)	World War I	28 April 1915 – 31 August 1915	The first flying ace in aerial warfare history.

Jean Navarre	France Third Republic (France)	World War I	– 17 June 1916	Wounded in action on 17 June 1916.

Georges Guynemer	France Third Republic (France)	World War I	– 11 September 1917

Charles Nungesser	France Third Republic (France)	World War I	11 September 1917 –	Succeeded Guynemer on his death.

René Fonck	France Third Republic (France)	World War I	– end of World War I	All-time Allied Ace of Aces, with 75 confirmed aerial victories.[page needed][page needed]

Max Immelmann	German Empire Imperial Germany	World War I	– 18 June 1916	Before his death, Boelcke and Immelmann swapped the title several times.

Oswald Boelcke	German Empire Imperial Germany	World War I	18 June 1916 – 28 October 1916	Before the death of Immelmann, Boelcke and Immelmann swapped the title several times. Succeeded Immelmann on his death.

Erich Loewenhardt	German Empire Imperial Germany	World War I	– 10 August 1918	[page needed]

Ernst Udet	German Empire Imperial Germany	World War I	– end of World War I	[page needed]

Manfred von Richthofen	German Empire Imperial Germany	World War I	26 April 1916 – 21 April 1918	One of the most widely recognised fighter aces of all time, Richthofen, also called "The Red Baron", achieved at least 80 air combat victories during his active flying career.

Raoul Lufbery	United States (France Escadrille Lafayette)	World War I	October 1916 – 15 May 1918	[page needed]

Paul Frank Baer	United States (France Escadrille Lafayette)	World War I	15 May 1918 – 18 May 1918	Succeeded Lufbery on his death.

Frank Bayliss	United States (France L'armee de l'air de France)	World War I	18 May 1918 – 12 June 1918	Succeeded Baer on his death.

David E. Putnam	United States (France Escadrille Lafayette)	World War I	12 June 1918 – 12 September 1918	Succeeded Bayliss on his capture.

Eddie Rickenbacker	United States	World War I	29 September 1918 – end of World War I	Succeeded Luke on his death. Was the US ace of aces for overall aerial victories

Indra Lal Roy	United Kingdom	World War I	1917–1918	India's most successful fighter pilot, with 12 kills (2 shared). He remains the only Indian fighter ace to this day.

Richard Bong	United States	World War II	1941–1945	World War II top flying ace, credited with 40 confirmed downed Japanese aircraft. Awarded Medal of Honor.

Ivan Kozhedub	Soviet Union	World War II	26 March 1943 – 16 April 1945	Credited with 64 victories, Kozhedub is the top scoring Allied ace of World War II. One of the few pilots to shoot down Messerschmitt Me 262.

William R. Dunn	United States (United Kingdom Eagle Squadron)	World War II	August 1941 –	[page needed]

Joe Foss	United States	World War II	1942–1944	Credited with 26 confirmed downed Japanese aircraft. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor.

Werner Mölders	Nazi Germany Third Reich (Germany)	World War II	– 22 November 1941

Erich Hartmann	Nazi Germany Third Reich (Germany)	World War II	– end of World War II	Hartmann is the highest scoring ace, with 352 aerial victories, the first pilot to achieve 300 aerial victories (on 24 August 1944) and first to achieve 350 aerial victories (on 17 April 1945)

Alfred Schreiber	Nazi Germany Third Reich (Germany)	World War II	28 October 1944	First jet ace in aviation history

James Jabara	United States	Korean War	20 May 1951 –	First American Jet ace for Jet-vs-Jet combat.

George A. Davis	United States	Korean War	– Friday 13 March 1953	Was the ace of aces for Jet-vs-Jet combat.

Royal N. Baker	United States	Korean War	Friday 13 March 1953 –	Was the ace of aces for Jet-vs-Jet combat. Succeeded Davis on his death.

Joseph C. McConnell	United States	Korean War	– end of Korean War	Was the ace of aces for Jet-vs-Jet combat.

Muhammad Mahmood Alam	Pakistan Pakistan	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965	1960-1982	Muhammad Mahmood Alam claimed and is credited to have shot down 9 Indian aircraft

Giora Even Epstein	Israel Israel	Six-Day War	– Tuesday 6 June 1967	A retired colonel in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and a fighter ace credited with 17 victories, 16 against Egyptian jets, making Epstein the ace of aces of supersonic fighter jets and of the Israeli Air Force.

Randy H. Cunningham	United States	Vietnam War	1968 – 1972	First American ace of the Vietnam War.

Nguyen Van Coc	Democratic Republic of Vietnam	Vietnam War	1967-1969

Shahram Rostami	Iran Iran	Iran–Iraq War	1980–1988

Jalil Zandi	Iran Iran	Iran–Iraq War	1980–1988	Iran's most successful fighter pilot ever, with eight confirmed aerial victories. The most successful F-14 Tomcat pilot.

Mohommed "Sky Falcon" Rayyan	Iraq	Iran–Iraq War	1980–1986	Iraq's most successful fighter pilot ever, with 5 confirmed aerial victories. The most successful MiG-25 pilot.

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Epstein, Giora Even, is a Israeli Air Force and a fighter ace credited with 17 victories, 16 against Egyptian jets, making Epstein the ace of aces of supersonic fighter jets and of the Israeli Air Force.

final_sentence: Epstein, Giora Even, is a Israeli Air Force and a fighter ace credited with 17 victories, 16 against Egyptian jets, making Epstein the ace of aces of supersonic fighter jets and of the Israeli Air Force.