the top scoring aces of ww2 country by country. - Aircraft of World War II

jrk · 09-06-2005, 03:45 PM

erich hartmann german 352 kills
eino juutilainen finnish 94 kills
hiroyoshi nishizawa japanese 87 kills killed 26th october 1944
ivan kozhedub russian 62 kills
prince constantine cantacuzenne romanian 60 kills
marmaduke *pat* pattle south african 51 kills kia 20/4/41
richard bong american 40 kills
mato dukovac croatian 40 kills
james johnson british 38 kills
deszo szentgyiorgyi hungarian 34 kills
jan rezoak slovakian 32 kills
george beurling canadian 31 kills
clive caldwell australian 29 kills
colin gray new zealander 28 kills
adriano visconti italian 26 kills killed 29th april 1945
marcel albert* french 23 kills
stanislaw skalski polish 22 kills
karel kuttelwascher czech 18 kills
svein heglund norwegian 15 kills
li kwei-tan chinese 12 kills
kaj birksted danish 11 kills
yvan georges du monceau de bergandel belgian 8 kills
cudomir toplodolski bulgarian 8 kills

*marcel albert has been placed as the top french scorer as i recently had an argument with erich over pierre clostermanns claims.

pilots level on the number of kills have been placed in alphabetical order.

Nonskimmer · 09-06-2005, 04:14 PM

Some sources list Beurling with 32. I've even seen some say 29, but 31/32 seems to be the consencus. Those that say 29 I think are only counting the planes he downed while in RAF service. He also flew with the RCAF for a bit after that, where he apparently downed one or two more.

loomaluftwaffe · 01-07-2006, 10:33 PM

u 4got my country...

i know our first ace shot down 5 japanese planes.... WITH A PEASHOOTER (p-26)

me262 · 01-08-2006, 01:06 AM

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CurzonDax · 01-25-2006, 04:11 PM

Also there are some sources that list Franco Lucchini as the top scoring Italian ace.

:{)

evangilder · 01-25-2006, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loomaluftwaffe

u 4got my country...

i know our first ace shot down 5 japanese planes.... WITH A PEASHOOTER (p-26)

Then feel free to add the info to this thread. Considering what they had to work with, the Filipinos did an amazing job. Takes some real courage to face down a modern Japanese plane in a P-26!

CurzonDax · 01-25-2006, 09:33 PM

Hell yea! Cojones de Hacero! O yea considering that in '41-2 the Peasooter was just that.

:{)

v2 · 01-26-2006, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me262

jan poniatowski, poland, 36 kills

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-28-2006, 01:17 PM

Good list so far though.

rebel8303 · 01-28-2006, 11:20 PM

Check this list I have found. I don't know if there are any mistakes though

loomaluftwaffe · 01-28-2006, 11:56 PM

ok, Jesus Villamor, the first filipino ace, 5 planes shot down with a P-26.
he hot down Zeroes and Bettys, thats what it said in an article, they named the main Philippine Airforce Base after him.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-29-2006, 09:54 AM

Well for using a P-26 that is pretty damn good.

evangilder · 01-29-2006, 10:00 AM

I think that is pretty amazing.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 01-29-2006, 10:03 AM

So do I.

Gnomey · 01-29-2006, 11:46 AM

Me too.

09-06-2005, 03:45 PM	#1
jrk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: staffordshire Posts: 264	the top scoring aces of ww2 country by country. erich hartmann german 352 kills eino juutilainen finnish 94 kills hiroyoshi nishizawa japanese 87 kills killed 26th october 1944 ivan kozhedub russian 62 kills prince constantine cantacuzenne romanian 60 kills marmaduke pat pattle south african 51 kills kia 20/4/41 richard bong american 40 kills mato dukovac croatian 40 kills james johnson british 38 kills deszo szentgyiorgyi hungarian 34 kills jan rezoak slovakian 32 kills george beurling canadian 31 kills clive caldwell australian 29 kills colin gray new zealander 28 kills adriano visconti italian 26 kills killed 29th april 1945 marcel albert* french 23 kills stanislaw skalski polish 22 kills karel kuttelwascher czech 18 kills svein heglund norwegian 15 kills li kwei-tan chinese 12 kills kaj birksted danish 11 kills yvan georges du monceau de bergandel belgian 8 kills cudomir toplodolski bulgarian 8 kills *marcel albert has been placed as the top french scorer as i recently had an argument with erich over pierre clostermanns claims. pilots level on the number of kills have been placed in alphabetical order. __________________

01-07-2006, 10:33 PM	#3
loomaluftwaffe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848	u 4got my country... i know our first ace shot down 5 japanese planes.... WITH A PEASHOOTER (p-26) __________________ "The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories." - General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland"

01-25-2006, 04:11 PM	#5
CurzonDax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 355	Also there are some sources that list Franco Lucchini as the top scoring Italian ace. :{) __________________ During World War II, Chuck Norris once shot down a German plane. He pointed his finger and yelled BANG!

01-25-2006, 09:33 PM	#7
CurzonDax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 355	Hell yea! Cojones de Hacero! O yea considering that in '41-2 the Peasooter was just that. :{) __________________ During World War II, Chuck Norris once shot down a German plane. He pointed his finger and yelled BANG!

01-28-2006, 01:17 PM	#9
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,011	Good list so far though. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

09-06-2005, 04:14 PM	#2
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	Some sources list Beurling with 32. I've even seen some say 29, but 31/32 seems to be the consencus. Those that say 29 I think are only counting the planes he downed while in RAF service. He also flew with the RCAF for a bit after that, where he apparently downed one or two more.

01-08-2006, 01:06 AM	#4
me262 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 271	...

01-28-2006, 11:56 PM	#11
loomaluftwaffe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848	ok, Jesus Villamor, the first filipino ace, 5 planes shot down with a P-26. he hot down Zeroes and Bettys, thats what it said in an article, they named the main Philippine Airforce Base after him. __________________ "The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories." - General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland"

01-29-2006, 09:54 AM	#12
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,011	Well for using a P-26 that is pretty damn good. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

01-29-2006, 10:00 AM	#13
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,779	I think that is pretty amazing. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

01-29-2006, 10:03 AM	#14
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,011	So do I. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

01-29-2006, 11:46 AM	#15
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