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

+ Name Country Service(s) Aerial victories Other aerial victories Notes U.S. Army Air Forces 5.83 (+5.5 ground kills) U.S. Navy 5.75 U.S. Army Air Forces 5.54 Royal New Zealand Air Force 5.5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5.5 (+15 ground kills) Royal New Zealand Air Force 5.5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5.5 Royal Australian Air Force 5.5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5.5 (+2 ground kills) U.S. Army Air Forces 5.5 (+ 1/2 ground kills) Royal Air Force 5.5 Poland Polish Air Force;Royal Air Force 5.5 Poland Polish Air Force;Royal Air Force 5.5 Poland Polish Air Force;Royal Air Force 5.5 Poland Polish Air Force;Royal Air Force 5.5 Poland Polish Air Force;Royal Air Force 5.5 Poland Polish Air Force;Royal Air Force 5.5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5.2 (+9 ground kills) Luftwaffe 5 Royal Hellenic Air Force 5 Luftwaffe 5 Luftwaffe 5 Royal Air Force 5 † Royal Air Force 5 Luftwaffe 5 Jet ace with all victories in Me 262 † Royal Air Force 5 (+1 shared destroyed) † Royal Air Force 5 Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 (+2 shared destroyed) Luftwaffe 5 Jet ace – first ever confirmed – with all victories in Me 262 Luftwaffe 5 Royal Air Force 5 † Belgian Air Force; Royal Air Force 5 (+2 shared destroyed) † Royal Air Force 5 plus a half share in one aircraft destroyed (with Ian Gleed) Finnish Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+9 ground kills) U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 +6 in Spanish Civil War Ace in each of two wars U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 † Royal Hungarian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 American Volunteer Group 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 Royal Air Force 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 +3 in Korean War U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 † Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 +4 in Korean War U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+15 ground kills, plus 9 damaged) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 † Royal Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 † Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Navy 5 † Royal Hungarian Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Regia Aeronautica 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 Ace in a day U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5Ace in a day U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Hungarian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 Royal Air Force 5 (+1 probable) U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Air Force 5 (+2 probables) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 American Volunteer Group 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Hungarian Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 (+1 probable) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Australian Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+ 5.5 ground kills) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 (+2 probable) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Hungarian Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Imperial Japanese Army 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 † Royal Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 American Volunteer Group 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Luftwaffe 5~ U.S. Army Air Forces 5 +4 in Korean War U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 +1 in Korean War U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 Regia Aeronautica 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+6 ground kills) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 American Volunteer Group 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Canadian Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+6 ground kills) U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 Royal Hellenic Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+4 ground kills) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 † Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Regia Aeronautica 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 347th FG, 342nd Fighter Squadron, PTO U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Hungarian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Ace in a day American Volunteer Group 5 Regia Aeronautica 5(+3 Ju-52 destroyed on ground)https://aviationartstore.wordpress.com/page/allied-and-axis-pilots/costantino-petrosellini-2/ U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 † Luftwaffe 5 Night fighter ace U.S. Army Air Forces 5 † Royal Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 American Volunteer Group;U.S. Army Air Forces 5 victories with 2 air forces U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Hungarian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Only A-36 ace in history U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Air Force;Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 (+6 probables) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 Regia Aeronautica 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 Royal Australian Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 Royal Air Force 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+5 ground kills) U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 † Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Romanian Air Force 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 (+7.5 ground kills) U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Navy 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 Royal Air Force;U.S. Army Air Forces 5 victories with 2 air forces U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Army Air Forces 5 U.S. Marine Corps 5

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